Police Release Information about Tasing of 16-Year-Old in NE Portland on Sunday
On Sunday just after midnight, North Precinct officers were dispatched to the area of North Philadelphia Avenue and Ivanhoe Street after several calls to 9-1-1 regarding a disturbance, property damage and threats to shoot someone in the area.
(PORTLAND, Ore. ) — The Portland Police Bureau is releasing information related to the tasing and arrest of a 16-year-old male that occurred early Sunday morning in North Portland's St. John's Neighborhood.
On Sunday just after midnight, North Precinct officers were dispatched to the area of North Philadelphia Avenue and Ivanhoe Street after several calls to 9-1-1 regarding a disturbance, property damage and threats to shoot someone in the area. Officers received information that the group of people was approximately nine African-American males and females.
First arriving officers contacted a group of men and women matching the description of suspects, one of whom was a 16-year-old male.
Officers attempting to place him into handcuffs became involved in a struggle with him, which resulted in a sergeant deploying a taser to overcome the subject's active aggression, including his choking the female officer involved in the struggle.
One cycle of the taser was effective and officers were able to place the subject into handcuffs. Two officers and a sergeant received minor injuries during this struggle.
After being placed into handcuffs, the 16-year-old male was treated at the scene by Portland Fire and Rescue then transported to a Portland hospital for an examination of a medical condition, before being transported to the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Home on charges of: Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree; Interfering with a Peace Officer; Resist Arrest; Assaulting a Public Safety Officer; Attempted Assault on a Public Safety Officer (two counts); Harassment (three counts); Assault in the Fourth Degree; and Attempted Strangulation.
There were several people in the area during this incident who were very hostile toward officers, including the 16-year-old's brother, 20-year-old Giovanni Dmitri Gurule.
Gurule was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Interfering with a Peace Officer and Resist Arrest.
The Bureau is releasing all reports related to this incident, and are available here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33222788/14-75824/14-75824_Reports_Redacted.pdf?dl=1
The Portland Police Bureau requires that all uses of physical force (or complaints of use of physical force) by members of the Bureau be documented and investigated by a supervisor at the time of their occurrence. This investigation is reviewed by the involved member(s) Lieutenant, Captain, Commander, and the member(s) performance against training received prior to the incident.
Portland Police Chief Mike Reese has asked that the Professional Standards Division review this entire incident.
If there are any additional videos or information regarding this incident, the Bureau would like them sent to the Independent Police Review Division, http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/?c=26646
Source: Portland Police
