Oregon police were called to an ocean beach on July 4 and arrested seven white adults who they say harassed a black family with racial slurs and Nazi salutes.
The incident began when officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to a report of a group of people shooting illegal fireworks and causing riots, Lincoln City police said.
More police officers arrived after the police officers who initially responded were surrounded by the group, mocked and challenged the fights, police said.
Police said officers also spoke to the black family who complained about the harassment and said they were intimidated.
Police said police officers of seven white men harassed a black family with racial slurs and Nazi salutes on an Oregon beach on July 4.
(Lincoln City Police Department)
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The family emerged from the beach safely after officers formed a line between the group and the family, police said.
“During this time, several members of the white group continued to taunt the officers, trying to challenge them to fight,” police said. “Other members of the white people group began firing multiple large illegal aerial fireworks in front of officers.
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“After several more officers arrived on the scene, they moved to the troubled and highly intoxicated group and began arresting them on a variety of criminal charges.”
The men arrested were: Gennadiy Kachankov, 30, Antoliy Kachankov, 28, Andrey Zaytsev, 28, Oleg Saranchuk, 45, Ruslan Tkachenko, 22, and Yuriy Kachankov, 30. A seventh man refused to identify himself, police said. They were all from Clark County, Washington state.
Zaytsev’s police photo shows him smiling broadly.
All were charged with riot, interference with the police, disorderly conduct II, harassment, possession of illegal fireworks, and offensive trash.
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Yuriy Kachankov also faced an additional charge for resisting arrest.
