Background: Earlier this week, far-left Portland prosecutor @DAMikeSchmidt announced that his office got a @PortlandPolice rapid response officer indicted over a 4th-degree assault charge stemming for alleged use of force during an antifa riot last August. https://t.co/niv15tFuyJ

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 17, 2021

Breaking: Portland Police’s entire rapid response team, the unit tasked with responding to riots, has resigned from their roles after @DAMikeSchmidt announced the prosecution of one of them & Oregon DOJ is investigating another. https://t.co/0qOkvOEFkz

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 17, 2021

In response to the news that all officers in @PortlandPolice's riot response team has resigned, antifa announced an event in the Pearl District for tonight. They have gathered in the area multiple times since last year, targeting businesses, homes & residents with violence. pic.twitter.com/yLiDt6WbE3

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 17, 2021

• The Portland Police Union said the officers would be leaving the squad in response to the indictment on Tuesday of member Corey Budworth


• Budworth was charged with assault related to an Aug. 18, 2020 incident in which he allegedly struck a photographer, Teri Jacobs, with a baton


• The police union said the officers were set upon by 200 protestors and that Budworth had accidentally hit Jacobs in the head


• They have also claimed Jacobs was part of the riot


• She was not charged with any crime, and was awarded a $50,000 settlement by the City of Portland over the incident


• Despite the resignation the officers would remain employed by the Portland Police Department


• It's not clear how this will effect the department's ability to respond to riots