The rescued children are between the ages of 13 and 18. Children have been recovered in Cleveland, East Cleveland, Akron, Mansfield, Euclid, Willoughby and as far away as Miami.
State police say they’re working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to review arrests made by troopers assigned to Portland for potential federal prosecution. The troopers assigned to Portland have been cross-deputized by the U.S. Marshals.
The Marshals Service identified 15 of the kids as being victims of sex trafficking.
All but six of the arrests occurred between July 20 and July 31— at the height of the at-times violent clashes between protesters and federal law enforcement agents.
DCI is leading the local investigation into the shooting. The federal investigation will run parallel to it and will share information with state authorities.
A source with knowledge of the situation said that federal authorities received a threat that a vehicle filled with explosives would hit a federal building.
While several deputy U.S. marshals attempted to arrest a protester, Horton is accused of striking one of the marshals in the upper back, neck and shoulder area with a wooden baseball bat, the affidavit says.
The FBI arrested 77-year-old Lawrence Pusateri—who also goes by the names Luis Archuleta and Ramon Montoya—in New Mexico on Wednesday.
“That plan includes the robust presence of Oregon State Police in downtown Portland,” Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said. “State and local law enforcement will begin securing properties and streets, especially those surrounding federal properties, that have been under nightly attack for the past two months."
The Federal Protective Service, U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were tired and frustrated. They didn’t want to confront the crowd; they just wanted to go home.