Four Antifa Arrested at Violent Oregon Capitol Riot...

by Andy Ngo and Mia Cathell at The Post Millennial

Four suspects have been arrested and charged over the violent Antifa riot at the Oregon state Capitol in Salem on Sunday where black bloc militants assaulted drivers on the road with rocks, paint and pepper spray.

The “Fascist Free 503” direct action was organized on social media by Antifa groups to confront those participating in the right-wing “Freedom Rally.” Antifa accounts from across the Pacific Northwest urged their comrades to prepare for violence.

Before noon, about 100 Antifa mostly from the Portland-area arrived at the Capitol dressed in riot gear and black clothing. The Salem Police Department said in a press release that the militants were armed with weapons and riot supplies, including guns, bats, skateboards, umbrellas, shields and gas masks.

Police confiscated weapons and riot gear from Antifa

The mob occupied Court Street in front of the Capitol building and targeted moving vehicles by hurling paint-filled balloons, rocks and other projectiles. Numerous vehicles displaying American flags had their windows shattered and windshields covered in paint. At one point, Antifa rioters threw a large tree branch through a truck’s front window, nearly impaling a female passenger inside…