Proud Boy Tusitala “Tiny” Toese arrested
Published 3:47 pm Saturday, August 29, 2020
- Tusitala “Tiny” Toese speaks at a demonstration in downtown Portland in August 2020.
Police in Southwest Washington arrested a member of the Proud Boys who had an outstanding warrant and participated in last weekend’s brawl in downtown Portland between groups protesting in support of police and the Trump administration — including the Proud Boys — and counterprotesters aligned with Antifa and Black Lives Matter movements.
Tusitala “Tiny” Toese was booked into the Clark County Jail in Vancouver, Washington, late Friday, jail records show.
Last week, a Multnomah County judge issued a new warrant for Toese, a member of the self-described “Western chauvinist” group Proud Boys, which has engaged in violence at protests.
The warrant updates a previous warrant to allow Toese, who lives in Washington, to be extradited to Oregon following any arrest.
The arrest comes ahead of a Pro-Trump rally slated for Saturday in Portland.
Records show Toese was documented in Seattle, where he was seen on video shoving a man outside the former Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Other records show him staying at different homes nightly also in violation of probation.
Last weekend, Toese attended a violent protest in downtown Portland. Despite being clearly visible and having a previous warrant, Portland Police did not arrest him — even as Toese walked by police. Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell indicated it wasn’t safe for officers to make an arrest
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