PSU protesters who 'voluntarily' left library won't face charges

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Police Bureau has released the names 
of 30 people arrested Thursday as officers worked to clear out protesters 
who were occupying a library on the Portland State University’s campus.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators began occupying the Millar Library on the 
PSU campus Monday evening. Police moved in Thursday morning in an effort 
to clear protesters from the library and the park area out front.

By 10:15 a.m. Thursday, police cleared out the library but protesters 
remained outside throughout much of the day.

FOX 12 witnessed police leave the area outside the PSU library just after 
5 p.m. Soon after, protesters who had been gathered outside all day, began 
ripping down city barricades protecting the building. Seemingly attempting 
to re-enter the library and recreating their barricade to keep police out.

On Friday, in a letter to students PSU President Ann Cudd said, Millar 
Library would likely not re-open until the fall semester of 2024.

Cudd called the state of the library “unusable.”

“The library team is working to get remote services up and running and we 
are also endeavoring to identify and equip alternative study spaces 
throughout campus. Thank you to everyone on our facilities staff who has 
worked and will continue to work to bring our library back online. The 
building is not suitable for occupation, but we hope to reopen it in time 
for fall term,” wrote Cudd.

Police returned to PSU and arrested eight more people on Thursday night.

In total, officers arrested 30 people, including six PSU students, 
throughout the day Thursday.

Four of the 30 had their cases dropped. When asked about the reasons, DA 
Mike Schmidt’s office said two of those arrested were homeless camping 
near the building and were unaware police were there until they were 
arrested. Additionally, two other people had their cases dropped because 
they voluntarily left the building after the police made the arrest 
announcement.

The following people were booked into the Multnomah County Jail:

Ari Albertson, of Portland, 23, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree, 
Resisting Arrest, Interfering with a Peace Officer
James C. Bailey IV, 22, unknown city of residence, Attempted Assault on a 
Public Safety Officer, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Vincent Benedetti, 21, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
James G. Coats, 32, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer, 
Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree
Michael E. Dusek, 47, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Claire E. Granger, 22, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Ann Harrell, AKA: Jackson White, 18, of Beaverton, Oregon, Criminal 
Trespass in the Second Degree
Frank O. Krehky, 40, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree, 
PV Warrant
Luca Lajeuness, 23 of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Elijah M. Lane, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Assault on a Public 
Safety Officer, Burglary in the Second Degree, Resisting Arrest
Jack Manchester, 19, Portland, Resisting Arrest, Escape in the Third 
Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer
Isabelle I. Martinez, 21, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second 
Degree
Lorri J. McMahon, 60, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Will S. Parzybok, 23, of Tigard, Oregon, Assault on a Public Safety 
Officer, Interfering with a Peace Officer
Quinton P. Paul, 26, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Thomas Pulliam, 22, of Council, ID, Criminal Trespass in the Second 
Degree, Resisting Arrest, Interfering with a Peace Officer
Wren J. Raggio, 21 of Portland. Resisting Arrest, Attempt Assault on a 
Public Safety Officer in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace 
Officer, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Michael Reams, 19, of Milwaukie, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Sharlea Ruter-Brewer, AKA Ray Brewer, 18, of Portland, Interfering with a 
Peace Officer,, Harassment, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Emma Wallace, 35, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Taylor Wallau, 31, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Juliet Ashley, 26, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Alissa Azar, 33 of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Jordan Cooper, 31, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Joshua Day, 25, of Albany, Oregon, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Morgan Grover, 33, of Portland, Burglary in the Second Degree
Anthony Martino, 33, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree, 
Resist Arrest
Lauren Simmons, 34, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Lev D Turner, 24, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree, 
Resisting Arrest, Assault on a Public Safety Officer
Jonathan Yeager, 23, address unknown, Criminal Trespass in the Second 
Degree
Jared Essig, 45, address unknown, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Unidentified man, placed on police mental health hold
On Thursday in a news conference, DA Mike Schmidt said, “I want to again 
be very clear. We will prosecute these cases. We will use every tool at 
our disposal to make sure they are held accountable.”

On Friday the cleanup at PSU had begun. Campus buildings were only open to 
those with a university I.D. card.

Millar Library was completely cordoned off by cleanup crews with fencing, 
plywood boards to prevent entry, as well as a police presence. PSU junior, 
Andrew Morton shared his concerns over the damaged library.

“I’m sad, it’s unfortunate. The thought has been echoed that this is a 
sacred place on campus, a place of learning. It’s a place of friendships 
and relationships that are built here,” said Morton. “It takes away a lot 
of the beauty of campus, it takes away a lot of the spirit of campus. This 
is central campus. This is one of the first things you see when you get 
here. I think it’s going to be a testament to the unrest, to the 
violence.”

One PSU staff member who did want to be identified said he stands in 
solidarity with the message of the protestors, but feels things went too 
far.”It’s a shame that there’s so much property damage done to the library 
but I also kind of stand with the people who are protesting.”

The staff member says he was formerly affiliated with the University of 
Texas Austin. That campus saw a massive response by Texas state troopers 
confronting protestors last week. This staff member feels PSU president, 
Ann Cudd has had a better response to protests than other schools.”To just 
compare the president’s response to what they’re doing at UT, I feel like 
there’s a lot more productive sort of dialogues happening here.”

Amid the protests, Cudd announced that PSU would be pausing receiving 
donations from Boeing, after protestors voiced concerns about the 
company’s ties to Israel.

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