Miami Herald

Sunrise man is indicted in post-election window-smashing in Portland, Oregon

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A 23-year-old Florida man faces riot and other charges in connection with post-election mayhem that left windows smashed at a church and many businesses in downtown Portland, Oregon.

Jarrod DeFerrari, of Sunrise, was stopped with other people in a parking garage at about 7:10 p.m. Nov. 4, according to court records.

A sheriff’s deputy found a hammer, a gas mask, an empty can of spray paint and an illegal mortar firework in DeFerrari’s backpack, according to a probable-cause affidavit filed in

Multnomah County Circuit Court.

DeFerrari was indicted this week on charges of felony riot and three counts of criminal mischief, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. He caused more than $5,000 in damage at Riverside Tobacco, more than $1,000 in damage at St. Andre Bessette Catholic

Church and more than $1,000 in damage at Alco Properties, according to the indictment. It wasn’t immediatel­y known if DeFerrari has a lawyer to comment on his case.

Multnomah County Deputy Nicholas Bohrer encountere­d DeFerrari in the garage, according to the affidavit. One of the members of the group identified himself as an FBI agent and said he had been following them “because they had been rioting,” the affidavit said.

The agent reported that DeFerrari was with about 100 people, including eight who “were actively breaking windows,” the affidavit said.

At least five other businesses were vandalized that night. Police declared a riot and Gov. Kate Brown activated the Oregon National Guard to help respond.

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