Suspect in Portland BLM attack surrenders.

Police in Portland. The Hill/Getty.

Marquise Love, the suspect in a brutal attack in Portland that left a man in the hospital, has surrendered to police. The Hill. Love has been charged with assault, coercion, and rioting and is being held on a $260,000 bail. The victim in the case, Adam Haner, was attacked by a group of rioters after trying to help a transgender woman. He tried to flee but crashed his truck and was assaulted by a group of rioters. Love is accused of being the man who brutally kicked Haner in the head. 

My Comment:

This is just a quick update on a previous post, not a full post on it's own. I just wanted to show people that sometimes an arrest is made against these violent rioters. Even though Love was identified right away, with 4chan being one group that figured out who he is, it took awhile for him to surrender to the police. With Love in custody there is at least a little bit of justice in this case. 

It is good news that Adam Haner is recovering. I had heard many rumors that he had died but I guess those were false. Given how brutal the attack was I think there was a decent chance of him dying and though I know why they didn't charge Love with attempted murder (or whatever Oregon's equivalent is) it probably would have been morally justified at least. 

I am glad that they are taking this case seriously. There was some fear that the police and prosecutors in Portland would let the suspect off with a slap on the wrist. But he had been charged with felonies which means, at the very least, this guy will spend more than a year in prison if he is convicted. I'd prefer it if he never gets out but that's not in the cards. 

I'm not sure how important this case will be in the long run. I do think that it gave further proof to the lie that Black Lives Matter and Antifa are peaceful. Though I don't know if Love was a member of either group, he was using their tactics and it resulted in a man getting sent to the hospital. Hopefully it will be a wakeup call for other activists and rioters that even in super liberal Portland, if you put someone in the hospital you are going to prison...