Suspect in the murder of Portland anarchist arrested after case went ignored for a year
Suspect in the murder of Portland anarchist arrested after case went ignored for a year
Portland police announced on Thursday that they arrested 47-year-old Christopher Knipe on second-degree murder charges, for the 2019 murder of a 23-year old anarchist, Sean "Armenio" Kealiher. Kealiher, a well known anarchist and antifascist in the Portland area, was murdered in a hit and run a few ...
Many have accused the Portland police of refusing to arrest Sean’s killers due to his politics as an anarchist and the documented bias of local law enforcement. Portland police have coordinated directly with far-Right groups while targeting antifascists at street protests and for years, police have allowed far-Right groups like the Proud Boys to engage in violence against the broader community and counter-protesters with impunity.