PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted a man accused of throwing lit flares at a patrol car and a Target store during the May Day protest in downtown Portland.
The indictment handed down Friday charges 22-year-old Damion Feller with two counts of malicious damage by means of fire.
Feller was arrested on state charges shortly after the protest, and pleaded not guilty to arson, riot, reckless burning and criminal mischief.
An affidavit filed in May says after Fuller was arrested, police showed him a photograph of the person throwing the flares. The affidavit says Fuller told police, “I saw that online and knew I was (expletive).”
The affidavit says Feller told detectives his actions were based on a “mob mentality.” Portland police said the damage to patrol car exceeded $1,000 and the damage to Target far exceeded $1,000.
May Day 2017 in Portland, Salem
People gather at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
People gather at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Protesters and police mingle at Shemanski Park on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Salem May Day protesters included a dog with a t-shirt, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
People gather at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
People gather at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
This Key Bank along Woodstock Boulevard in Portland was superglued around May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
May Day marchers in Salem, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
The Starbucks and 2nd and Main in Portland closed early due to the planned May Day protests in Portland, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
People gather by a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Portland during a May Day rally, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Portland motorcycle police get ready to lead the permitted march around the city on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
May Day protesters march through downtown Portland, May 1, 2017. (KOIN)
Traffic cones block streets during a May Day march in Portland, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
A large crowd marched through the streets of Portland on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
A large crowd marched through the streets of Portland on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
A fire set in downtown Portland during a May Day protest, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Riot police get ready to run towards anarchists who started a fire in downtown Portland during a May Day march, May 1, 2017. (KOIN)
Officers deployed impact munitions against group throwing projectiles at law enforcement during May Day march, May 1, 2017. (KOIN)
Portland police declared the May Day violence a riot, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Anarchists smashed out the windows of City Target in downtown Portland, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Portland police move around dumpsters tossed into the street during the May Day riot, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
May Day protesters sat down behind the banister outside Portland City Hall, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Portland police dealt with a May Day riot in downtown, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
An anarchist uses a bullhorn during the May Day riot in Portland, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
A fire set in downtown Portland during a May Day protest, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Protesters march through the street in Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Several thousand protestors marched through downtown, disrupting traffic. Immigrant and union groups will march in cities across the United States to mark May Day and protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to boost deportations. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
A fire set in downtown Portland during a May Day protest, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Anarchists vandalize a Portland Police Bureau patrol car during a May Day riot, May 1, 2017. (KOIN)
A riot erupted in Portland on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
This person was detained by Portland police during a riot on May Day, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Riot police in downtown Portland during a May Day riot, May 1, 2017. (KOIN)
Riot police in downtown Portland during a May Day riot, May 1, 2017. (KOIN)
A KOIN 6 News vehicle was tagged during a riot in downtown Portland, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
Riot police in downtown Portland during a May Day riot, May 1, 2017. (KOIN)
An anarchist tosses a lit flare inside the City Target after its windows were smashed during a riot on May Day in Portland, May 1, 2017 (KOIN)
An anarchist pushes over a newspaper stand during a May Day riot, May 1, 2017. (Portland Tribune)
Riot police confront participants in a May Day riot, May 1, 2017. (Portland Tribune)
Riot police confront participants in a May Day riot, May 1, 2017. (Portland Tribune)
Riot police confront participants in a May Day riot, May 1, 2017. (Portland Tribune)
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