Oregon City Police Arrested a County Employee For Vandalizing Black Man's Memorial with a Swastika

[Demovictory9]

Here’s the latest example: The Oregonian reports that a 20-year-old white man was arrested Thursday after posting a video of himself defacing a memorial for Jermelle Madison, a Black man who died after attempting suicide last month while in custody at the Clackamas County, Oregon jail.

The video showed Collin Michael Williams kicking over candles, pictures, flowers and signs at the memorial, according to The Oregonian. Oregon City Police said that Williams, who worked as a surveyor for Clackamas County, also spray painted a swastika on the sidewalk next to the memorial.

CBS affiliate KOIN-TV reports that Williams admitted to vandalizing the memorial, and according to prosecutors, has displayed a “pattern of dangerous radical thinking”–including making threats to kill Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and displaying “a terrifying amount of racist rhetoric.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/opinion-oregon-city-police-arrested-a-county-employee-for-vandalizing-black-man-s-memorial-with-a-swastika/ar-AANjX96?ocid=msedgntp

On Tuesday, between 4:50 p.m. and 5:25 p.m., police say someone vandalized a memorial set up at the corner of Beavercreek Road and Library Court. The memorial was for Jermelle Madison, a Black man who died on June 28 after he was found unresponsive in a Clackamas County Jail cell. The memorial had been left after a vigil that happened on August 6.

The suspect also knocked over candles and broke picture frames with photos of Madison.

Detectives were able to find the suspect’s vehicle in surveillance video in the area of the crime at the time it happened. They also got a subpoena for banking information related to the purchase of the spray paint.


Law enforcement then searched social media platforms for evidence of the crime and located a video that the suspect recorded of himself destroying the memorial. Using a fake name, the suspect shared the video on social media with the caption, “”I unenthusiastically commit a hate crime.” The suspect also posted, “I also spray-painted a fun German windmill on the sidewalk for good measure. DM for the pic.”

On Thursday, detectives identified the suspect as 20-year-old, Collin Michael Williams, a white man. Detectives also determined that Williams was a Clackamas County employee. He admitted to detectives he was responsible for painting the swastika and destroying the memorial. Cans of spray paint, along with other evidence, were recovered from his vehicle.

https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2021/08/13/police-arrest-man-in-connection-with-hate-crime-at-memorial/

[femmedem]

1. Sounds like we're lucky he got caught doing this before he did worse.

He sounds incredibly dangerous--and not likely to get less dangerous any time soon

[KS Toronado]

2. If this is true.........

“pattern of dangerous radical thinking”–including making threats to kill Oregon Gov. Kate Brown "

then how come he was never locked up when he made the threat? And his guns taken away?

[David__77]

4. I don't think that stuff is closely followed up on.

I assume it is monitored and documented- that said, I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s not the case. Honestly, it would probably get results if non-governmental actors did the monitoring and then campaigned for certain people to be prosecuted. I’m sure some of that happens.

[hatrack]

3. Not too fucking smart, are you Collin?

Pathetic.