• Home
  • About
    • Authors
  • Articles
    • Archives
    • Chaplain
    • Crime & Controversy
    • Community
    • Cop Humor
    • Editorial
    • Op-ed
    • Gear & Technology
    • Investigations
    • Laws & Legal
    • Leadership
    • News
    • Officer Down
    • On Duty
    • Tactics
  • Network
    • Illinois Network
    • Minneapolis Network
    • Tulsa Network
    • Wauwatosa Network
    • Learn more
  • Training
  • Officer Privacy
  • Jobs
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Law Officer
Law Officer
No Result
View All Result

Portland rioter outed by his grandmother after she identified him throwing explosive device

Portland rioter

Gabriel Agard-Berryhill (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

August 1, 2020
Law OfficerbyLaw Officer
Share and speak up for justice, law & order...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man rioting in Portland was outed by his own grandmother after she identified him by the protective vest he wore, which could be seen in video footage. The clothing item was reportedly purchased by her, according to reports.

A suspect was caught on film throwing what appeared to be an explosive device at the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, a place of nightly violence over the past few weeks. The explosion from the device reportedly created a concussion that could be “heard and felt more than a block away,” police said.

Antifa just threw what appears to be an IED at the federal courthouse. pic.twitter.com/fX1UMvsFUw

— Brittany (@Brittany3l) July 28, 2020

The suspect wore a green vest with the word “ICONS” printed on it.

Karla Fox, 69, said she immediately recognized the vest as the one she purchased for her grandson, Gabriel “Rico” Agard-Berryhill, according to the New York Post.

“I bought the vest for him after he found one online after getting hit with rubber bullets the night before at the protest,” Fox told the Post.

Apparently the guy who threw an explosive at the federal courthouse in Portland has been identified in a review of the vest his grandma bought for him to riot in. You couldn't make this up. pic.twitter.com/t0niw3boUN

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 28, 2020

Fox posted a review for the vest, as well as posted a photo to Facebook of her grandson posing in the garment. She initially identified her grandson in a tweet, the Daily Mail reported.

Fox told that Post that when she last saw her grandson last week, he said he was peacefully protesting and “protected a girl.”

A man in the same vest, identified as “Rico” in an affidavit, appears in a viral July 18 video using a shield to protect a nude protester dubbed “Naked Athena.”

“I don’t condone any of this,” Fox told the Post. “I am amazed at all of these events.”

Agard-Berryhill, 18, appeared to confess to “misguided involvement” in texts to the Post on Thursday, but he did not take credit for the explosive device.

“The device I’ve been accused of allegedly throwing was allegedly given to me by an unknown protestor with full face coverings,” Agard-Berryhill wrote to the paper. “I was allegedly told that it was a strobe firework that wouldn’t damage the building or harm anyone around it.”

“Law enforcement has not contacted me for any alleged crime as of right now,” he claimed.

  • DEFIANT NEW JERSEY GYM OWNERS KICK DOWN BARRICADES TO BUSINESS AFTER ARREST EARLIER IN WEEK

According to the Post, Agard-Berryhill later told his probation officer that he wanted to turn himself in. He was arrested by the U.S. Marshals and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center, the news organization reported. He has been charged with felony arson and faces a minimum of five years in prison if convicted.

He was later released without bail, Fox News reported.

He told a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agent that the device he was told to throw had “yellow cardboard packaging with blue stripes, was the size of a small ‘V8’ can, and had a green fuse,” the Post reported.

Fox said her grandson is currently on probation for a felony conviction when he was a minor, the Daily Mail reported. She said he spent the past two years at the Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility in southern Oregon.

 


Share and speak up for justice, law & order...
Tags: explosive deviceGabriel "Rico" Agard-BerryhillGabriel Agard-BerryhillKarla FoxPolitics, Protests, & PolicePortland riots
Law Officer

Law Officer

Law Officer is the only major law enforcement publication and website owned and operated by law enforcement—for law enforcement and supporters of justice, law, and order. This unique facet makes Law Officer much more than just a publishing company, but a true advocate for the law enforcement profession.

Related Posts

bomb explodes

Michigan man loses both arms after bomb explodes in garage

June 13, 2022
LAPD bomb squad

LAPD bomb squad containment vehicle explodes during detonation procedures

July 1, 2021
BLM rioter

BLM rioter receives prison sentence for arson attack on Portland Police Bureau  

June 19, 2021
Portland

The entire Rapid Response Team in Portland resigns

June 17, 2021
Portland rioter

Portland rioter faces federal charges over $164K riot rampage

June 11, 2021
ICE building

Portland ICE building set on fire during Saturday night riots

April 11, 2021
Load More

Latest Articles

Maleah Renee Henry-Reed

Ohio couple charged with starving children nearly leading to their deaths

February 4, 2023
complaint

No Contact, No Complaint

February 4, 2023
Georgia police

Georgia police now livestreaming 911 calls straight to patrol units

February 4, 2023
Turlock police

California police association donates money to replace girl’s stolen wheelchair

February 4, 2023
James Adam Baird

Former Michigan teacher charged with sexually assaulting female students during vision tests

February 4, 2023
David Hodge

Teacher charged with sex crimes involving 12-year-old girl in classroom

February 4, 2023
Load More

Weekly E-Newsletter

Subscribe—and get the latest news and editorials direct from Law Officer each week!

[newsletter_form type="minimal"]

JOIN THE FIGHT

BE COURAGEOUS

FIND MORE…

Law Officer

© 2021 LawOfficer.com

LawOfficer.com

  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Corrections
  • Contact

Speak up for justice, law & order

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About
    • Authors
  • Articles
    • Archives
    • Chaplain
    • Crime & Controversy
    • Community
    • Cop Humor
    • Editorial
    • Op-ed
    • Gear & Technology
    • Investigations
    • Laws & Legal
    • Leadership
    • News
    • Officer Down
    • On Duty
    • Tactics
  • Network
    • Illinois Network
    • Minneapolis Network
    • Tulsa Network
    • Wauwatosa Network
    • Learn more
  • Training
  • Officer Privacy
  • Jobs
  • Contact

© 2021 LawOfficer.com