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Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson acquitted
on riot charge in 2019 brawl at Portland
bar; 1 co-defendant also acquitted

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Posted By: Ron_lfp, 7/20/2022 1:40:35 PM

In a huge blow to prosecutors, a Multnomah County judge swiftly ended the trial of Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson and one of his compatriots Tuesday, ruling the state failed to provide sufficient evidence that either man had committed the crime of riot during a brawl outside a Portland bar in 2019. Circuit Judge Benjamin Souede acquitted Gibson, 38, and Russell Schultz, 52, after the state rested its case, finding that no reasonable juror could convict the two based on the evidence presented. “I am somewhat bewildered that the state has driven the case to this point,” Souede said.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: nwcudagal 7/20/2022 1:52:22 PM (No. 1222657)
How did this happen in Multnomah County?
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Reply 2 - Posted by: voxpopuli 7/20/2022 1:53:16 PM (No. 1222658)
looks to me like a BILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT..
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Ida Lou Pino 7/20/2022 2:00:05 PM (No. 1222663)
The trial of the violent antifa insurrectionists will begin in 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - - -
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Reply 4 - Posted by: thefield 7/20/2022 2:08:44 PM (No. 1222675)
The surprise is a sane Judge in Oregon.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: JHHolliday 7/20/2022 3:17:30 PM (No. 1222719)
Did they charge any of the left-wing people with anything? They were fully in it too.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: DVC 7/20/2022 3:59:55 PM (No. 1222749)
The process is the punishment. Evil people running the "Judicial" system in many leftist Crazy Zones.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: DVC 7/20/2022 4:56:28 PM (No. 1222785)
A directed verdict of acquittal. That is a serious punch in the gut for the rotten pukes in the DA's office.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Omen55 7/20/2022 5:47:41 PM (No. 1222828)
Here come the judge! LOL!
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Reply 9 - Posted by: smokincol 7/21/2022 12:20:15 AM (No. 1223100)
have seen a lot of fights in bar-rooms but never one that reached the level of a riot, so those guys in Washington State must totally bad
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Reply 10 - Posted by: mifla 7/21/2022 4:29:31 AM (No. 1223171)
The judge should have directed the country to pay the defendants' legal bills.
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