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BREAKING: Clackamas County, Oregon sheriff’s deputy placed on leave for falsely blaming Antifa for starting forest fires
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Clackamas County deputy placed on leave after video captures him blaming antifa for putting ‘lives at stake’ in wildfires
A Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputy seen in a viral video making what the sheriff’s office is calling “inappropriate statements,” while on duty has been placed on administrative leave, the agency announced Saturday.
The deputy’s remarks seemed to give credence to the idea that anti-fascists were causing havoc and possibly setting fires, unfounded rumors strenuously debunked by law enforcement.
“As soon as I was made aware of this incident, I moved swiftly to place this deputy on leave while we investigate,” Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said in the release. “The Sheriff’s Office mission is to provide calm and safety especially during unprecedented times such as these. I expect nothing less of our deputies, and apologize to all in our community.”
The video, in which deputy Mark Nikolai is aware he was being filmed, has a timestamp indicating it was filmed on Thursday.
“Antifa motherf-----s are out here causing hell,” the deputy says. “There’s a lot of lives at stake and there’s a lot of people’s property at stake because these guys got some vendetta.”
The deputy is heard on the video telling the person filming that deputies “need the public’s help,” with regards to anti-fascists. Numerous reports and photos of people being stopped by armed vigilantes in Clackamas County have been circulating on social media.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Thursday on conspiracy theories circulating about a coordinated arson campaign by anti-fascists. State and local enforcement across the state, as well as the FBI, have debunked this myth.
The deputy now placed on leave also instructs another deputy to go speak with a member of the public who was “mean mugging,” the deputy.
The agency has declined multiple requests for comment on another viral video, showing what appears to be the same Clackamas County deputy coaching militia members.
[link to www.oregonlive.com (secure)]
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