PORTLAND — A right-wing activist who fired paintballs toward a crowd of opposing demonstrators last month in downtown Portland has been arrested, records show.
Alan Swinney, a 50-year-old supporter of President Donald Trump, is being held in the Multnomah County Detention Center on suspicion of a dozen criminal counts, including accusations of felony assault and unlawful use of a weapon.
He was booked into jail Wednesday morning and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, according to records.
Details of Swinney’s arrest weren’t immediately clear. A secret indictment was filed in the case Sept. 11.
The Oregonian/OregonLive photographed Swinney nearly three weeks before, on Aug. 22, pointing the paintball gun toward a crowd of antifascist or Black Lives Matter protesters.
Swinney was then seen shooting the paintball gun. He also was seen pointing what appeared to be a firearm at the crowd, but he did not shoot.
Several of his allegations stem from the Aug. 22 incident, for which he’s already facing a $250,000 lawsuit from a woman who says she was hurt by a paintball he fired.
The other allegations stem from an incident earlier that month.
Swinney has described himself on social media as a conservative and a Trump supporter. Records indicate he lives in Texas.
KATU first reported Swinney had been booked into jail.
