Portland Jury Acquits 'Crowtifa' Accused Of Assaulting Nick Sortor

A Portland jury on Wednesday acquitted Angella Lynn Davis of Vernonia,
Ore., of charges of second-degree disorderly conduct and offensive
physical contact stemming from an October confrontation with independent
journalist Nick Sortor. 

Prosecutors said Davis, 47, chased and helped surround Sortor while
brandishing a stick near an Antifa-affiliated encampment adjacent to the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, which has seen
repeated protests and arrests, The Post Millennial reported. Sortor
traveled from Washington, D.C. to document unrest tied to federal
immigration enforcement policies. 

Senior Deputy District Attorney Kevin Demer told jurors during opening
statements that Davis “aggressively pursued” Sortor after he
extinguished an American flag that had been set on fire. Video footage
shown at trial captured a group dressed in black pursuing Sortor. Davis
was identified as the individual in a black bird costume. 

The footage also showed Davis moving in coordination with others while
shouting, “Get the f*ck out of here,” before Sortor fell to the ground.
Sortor testified that he was the victim of mob violence and explained
why he did not fight back. 

known as “Crowtifa” after she was charged over an attack on @nicksortor.
Read the exclusive reporting by @KatieDaviscourt and me:
https://t.co/CQobB31UJD 

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 25, 2026


“I don’t ever want to do that, especially when I’m way outnumbered,”
Sortor told the court. 

A witness aligned with Antifa and three Portland police officers also
testified about the events. Judge Chanpone P. Sinlapasai presided over
the three-day trial. Davis’ defense attorneys argued that Sortor
provoked the confrontation. Davis’ defense attorney, Anthony Chavez,
said Sortor is an out-of-state provocateur who came to Portland to
“harass” and “doxx” protesters. 

A second defense attorney, Benjamin Scissors, criticized Sortor’s
credibility, portraying him as an online influencer who seeks to take
down left-leaning activists. Scissors presented video footage showing
Sortor defending himself at other protests in cities such as New Orleans
and argued that protesters reacted after Sortor filmed them without
masks, which could lead to harassment if shared online. 

attack on @nicksortor outside the Portland ICE facility in October. 

Davis, known as “Crowtifa,” celebrates and screams, “F—ck ICE.”
pic.twitter.com/tvN8qOa8hP 

— Katie Daviscourt ?? (@KatieDaviscourt) March 25, 2026


Another individual arrested during the same incident, Son Mi Yi, pleaded
guilty in November after striking Sortor with an umbrella and agreed to
remain at least 300 feet from the ICE facility for one year. Sortor was
also briefly arrested that night, but prosecutors dropped the charges.
He has said he plans to sue the City of Portland for wrongful arrest. 

“This verdict is basically a green light for leftists to attack
conservative reporters with complete impunity in Portland. Truly messed
up,” Sortor told The Post Millennial following the verdict. (RELATED:
Antifa Whistleblower Shares What Made Him Quit After 10 Years) 

Davis celebrated the verdict in her favor. When reporters asked if she
had any words to say, she replied, “Um, you two know what I want to say,
f*ck ICE.” 

Sortor was arrested by Portland police in October on a disorderly
conduct charge, even as authorities did not arrest rioters targeting the
city’s ICE facility. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin reported that Sortor
had been surrounded and verbally threatened by protesters the night
before and feared he would be arrested if he defended himself. Portland
police later released him. 

https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/25/portland-jury-acquits-angella-lynn-dav
is-crowtifa-assaulting-nick-sortor/