Tusitala 'Tiny' Toese was among hundreds of protesters who clashed in downtown Portland on Sunday night.
Chief Chuck Lovell said during a press conference on Friday that officers would not necessarily intervene to break up fights between the activists.
"Just because arrests are not made at the scene when tensions are high, does not mean that people won't be charged with crimes," Lovell said. Portland has been a battleground between left- and right-wing activists since the police killing of unarmed Black manLast summer, Portland saw violent demonstrations almost on a daily basis. On August 7 this year, local media reported that Antifa and Proud Boys activists clashed, exchanging paint balls and pepper spray following an open-air meeting led by a conservative pastor.
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