An Oregon man was arrested by a police officer for pulling a gun on Antifa demonstrators after they reportedly vandalized his truck during Sunday’s “Freedom Rally” in Salem.
The man pulled a gun on Antifa members after warning them repeatedly to “back away” from his truck. Antifa proceeded to smash a window on the truck and pepper-spray the man prior to him pulling a gun out, according to a video posted by journalist Andy Ngô.
Breaking: #Antifa smash up a man’s truck at the Oregon state Capitol in Salem. He pulls out a gun and is arrested by responding police. #AntifaRiots pic.twitter.com/H4LTseLllo
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 28, 2021
“Another angle of the man who was arrested,” Ngô captioned a different post. “#Antifa had vandalized his truck, surrounded him, and pepper-sprayed him.”
Another angle of the man who was arrested. #Antifa had vandalized his truck, surrounded him and pepper-sprayed him. #AntifaRiots pic.twitter.com/GTMjSmvSRT
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 28, 2021
“If he was black, hed’ be dead!” an Antifa member shouted at the cops for not killing the man after he pulled his gun on the protestors. (RELATED: REPORT: Twitter Suspends Multiple Antifa-Related Accounts)
“If he was black, he’d be dead!” #Antifa are upset the police did not kill the man outside the Oregon state Capitol. pic.twitter.com/qPPB22NmSm
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 29, 2021
In another update on the situation, Ngô explained the man had not been booked into the local county correctional facility by police officers.
Update: The man who took out a pistol during the attack on his vehicle by #antifa was not booked into the Marion County Correctional Facility.
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 29, 2021
The unidentified man has not been arrested as of Sunday evening, according to The Oregonian. However, Oregon State Police Captain Tim Fox said four others had been arrested for either “disorderly conduct,” or interference in police duties. Police arrested an 18-year-old for “unlawful pointing of a taser,” the outlet reported.