Oregon State Police are sending in federally deputized troopers to respond to protest-related violence in Portland -- effectively circumventing the Multnomah County DA's office, which OSP has criticized in the past for not prioritizing prosecutions.
This means state troopers can now crack down on protestors in Portland knowing they'll likely face harsher punishment from the US Attorney's Office rather than the local DA.
Also, Deborah Bloom (Oregon video journalist) (https://twitter.com/deborahebloom) states:
Oregon State Police are being federalized.
Oregon State Police are sending in federally deputized troopers to respond to protest-related violence in Portland -- effectively circumventing the Multnomah County DA's office, which OSP has criticized in the past for not prioritizing prosecutions.
This means state troopers can now crack down on protestors in Portland knowing they'll likely face harsher punishment from the US Attorney's Office rather than the local DA.
KOIN 6 News picked up Bloom's story: https://www.koin.com/news/protests/oregon-state-police-troopers-federally-deputized-amid-renewed-portland-protest-response/