"This past weekend, a man was arrested by the Portland Police and charged with committing bias crimes against a parent and a young child of Japanese descent. He was released by the County's Pretrial Release Services office according to guidelines adopted by the state's criminal justice system. The suspect then failed to appear in court and the Portland Police arrested him again.
It is outrageous that someone accused of a violent bias crime against a parent and a child would be released before appearing in front of a judge. Portland Police should not have to arrest someone twice in a situation like this. Each and every person in the state’s criminal justice system must work to fix these broken elements so this does not happen again. The criminal justice system needs to be reviewed from top to bottom to ensure that individuals like this are not released prematurely. I am asking the District Attorney to pursue maximum charges in this case.
I want to thank Portland Police for their efforts to apprehend, and then re-apprehend the suspect."
-Mayor Wheeler