A man suspected in the mishandling of a Portland truck driver who was left bleeding in the streets is now in police custody after turning himself in.
Marquise Love, 25, turned himself in Friday morning at the Multnomah County Detention Center, according to The Oregonian. He faces criminal charges of assault, coercion and insurrection, and is being held on $ 260,000 bail.
Love is suspected of a group attack that happened on Sunday against a man named Adam Haner after his truck ran into a light pole in downtown Portland.
Haner is currently recovering from multiple injuries suffered during the beating. An online fundraiser has raised more than $ 136,000
The brutal incident was captured on video and went viral on social media, showing the man who police identified as Love who hit Haner in the face and hit him unconscious.
Elected Portland officials, including Mayor Ted Wheeler, City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, condemned the attack, The Oregonian reported.
Activists representing the Black Lives Matter demonstrations condemned the attack, saying the attackers involved threatened the intended message behind the movement, which is intended to raise awareness of systemic racism and police brutality.
Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell thanked the public on Friday for assisting law enforcement with leads on the case.
“I am pleased that the defendant turned himself in to the case and appreciate any attempt to facilitate this safe resolution,” Lovell said in a statement.
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