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Proud Boys member ‘Tiny’ Toese of Vancouver booked into Clark County Jail

He is wanted in Oregon for allegedly violating conditions of his probation, participating in violence

By Scott Hewitt, Columbian staff writer
Published: August 29, 2020, 5:07pm

A prominent Vancouver member of the right-wing Proud Boys group has been arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail.

Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, 24, was booked late Friday into the jail on a fugitive from justice charge, the jail roster shows. Toese is wanted in Oregon for allegedly violating the conditions of his probation and participating in violence, according to reports from The Columbian’s media partner KATU News.

Toese is known to engage in violence at ongoing protests in Portland and Seattle, where he was arrested after participating in an assault near the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, KATU reported. He was on supervised probation for a fourth-degree assault charge out of Multnomah County, Ore., when he was seen participating in last weekend’s brawl between Black Lives Matter protesters and those demonstrating in support of police and the Trump administration.

Toese’s probation agreement had barred him from taking part in any protests in Multnomah County and required that he get permission before leaving Clark County, KATU reported.

After he was spotted participating in the brawl, an updated warrant for Toese’s arrest was issued. The updated warrant makes Toese extraditable from Washington, according to KATU. Toese’s supervising officer has recommended the court revoke his probation and sentence him to a year in jail, according to KATU.

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