By Blake Wolf, OAN Staff
Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:24 PM
Alisa Azar, an Antifa member from Portland, Oregon, was convicted of charges related to the 2021 riots at the park.
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Azar was found guilty Wednesday of rioting, second-degree disorderly conduct and unlawful use of tear gas.
“Violence and mayhem will not be tolerated in Clackamas County,” District Attorney John Wentworth said. “Our police and prosecutors worked diligently to bring this case to trial because families have a right to be safe in our parks.”
The riots were sparked by a clash between the pro-American, anti-government group Proud Boys and the “anti-fascist” left-wing group Antifa. Antifa members were burning the American flag and shouting, but in response, several Proud Boys members chanted “F–k Antifa!” and got into an argument with them.
Police formally declared the brawl a riot after both groups began throwing smoke bombs and setting off fireworks.
Azar was identified in a video seen spraying pepper spray in the face of a Proud Boy member and was charged with inciting a riot.
“She’s not just your average Antifa member. She was definitely a ringleader, or what you would call a ringleader,” Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West said. “They operate on fear mongering, and at some point you have to stand up and say ‘no.'”
“Alisa E. Azar is the most well-known member of Rose City Antifa. Though she describes herself as a ‘journalist,’ she has a long history of participating in the group’s far-left extremism.” Millennials and Beyond Reported.
After Azar’s conviction, another prominent Antifa member, John Hacker, got into an argument outside the courthouse that escalated into an assault, punching a man and knocking him to the ground.
“He was bleeding quite a bit. He was dazed. I removed him from the group, sat him down and tried to apply direct pressure,” West said. “Antifa then came out and yelled threatening language at me and threatened me and my family while I was filing a police report.”
The hacker was subsequently arrested and charged with assault but was denied bail.
Azar’s trial in downtown Oregon was attended by a large number of Antifa members in her support, who also reportedly harassed a nearby journalist covering the trial.
“The courthouse is obviously filled with Antifa members, they have a particular look and they get very confrontational at every opportunity,” West continued. “They come out of the courthouse and they give the finger to everybody. They’re just acting disoriented and crazy.”
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