WEEKEND RIOT
Portland, OREGON — A 24-year old Samoan, along with six other people, have been arrested and face federal charges for their roles in this past weekend’s riots at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.
Taimane Jame Te’o, 24, of Eugene, Oregon, is charged with assaulting a federal...

![In this July 4, 2020, file photo, protesters gather near a fire in downtown Portland, Ore. The U.S. Attorney in Oregon announced federal charges Tuesday, July 7, against seven protesters who are accused in court papers of defacing a federal courthouse and assaulting federal officers during protests in Portland, Oregon against racial injustice and police brutality. The protesters are charged with offenses ranging from disorderly conduct to destruction of federal property and assaulting a federal officer and were released pending trial after a brief court hearing Monday. [Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, File] In this July 4, 2020, file photo, protesters gather near a fire in downtown Portland, Ore](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/portland_riot.jpeg?itok=hIwZWUrh)