{"id":2494499,"date":"2025-10-03T21:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-journalist-arrested-during-anti-ice-protests-in-portland-after-being-jumped-by-antifa-thugs\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T21:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:34:18","slug":"conservative-journalist-arrested-during-anti-ice-protests-in-portland-after-being-jumped-by-antifa-thugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-journalist-arrested-during-anti-ice-protests-in-portland-after-being-jumped-by-antifa-thugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Journalist Arrested During Anti-ICE Protests in Portland After Being &#8216;Jumped by Antifa Thugs&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservative-journalist-arrested-during-anti-ice-protests-in-portland-after-being-jumped-by-antifa-thugs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2494499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>self-reliant journalist and conservative commentator Nick Sortor was arrested by Portland police while covering ongoing protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. Sortor claimed he was attacked by antifa members before being unexpectedly detained by police. The arrest has drawn attention from the Trump management, which has labeled antifa a terrorist institution. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt promised a full Department of Justice inquiry and indicated federal aid to Portland might be reduced due to the city&#8217;s handling of unrest. Portland police stated Sortor&#8217;s arrest was related to a scuffle witnessed by officers at the scene and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >denied political bias<\/a>. Sortor contended that police sided with violent protesters and expressed surprise at his arrest, asserting his right to defend himself after being assaulted and having his equipment damaged during the chaotic protests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was adding insult to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist and conservative commentator Nick Sortor was arrested by Portland police late Thursday while covering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sends-troops-portland-strike-antifa-heart-authorizes-full-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing unrest<\/a> outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/portland-police-arrest-conservative-journalist-another-night-chaotic-anti-ice-clashes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>And the arrest came after Sortor said he was &ldquo;jumped by antifa thugs&rdquo; &mdash; part of a mob that has been attacking the building.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was as big of a surprise to me as it was to everybody else. All of a sudden, you know, I&rsquo;m being jumped by antifa thugs,&rdquo; Sortor told Fox News&rsquo; Bill Melugin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I get back up, I stumble away and go back toward cops where I think, you know, at least, all right, well, maybe that&rsquo;ll be a safer place for me to go&hellip; never suspected that I was going to be the target of the arrest, that they were coming in to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The arrest has already gotten attention at high levels in President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-officially-declares-antifa-major-terrorist-organization-now-sets-sights-writing-checks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designated antifa<\/a> as a &ldquo;terrorist organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday vowed a &ldquo;full investigation&rdquo; into the case by the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: In response to my wrongful arrest in Portland, President Trump has ORDERED his staff to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-moves-to-free-portland-from-antifas-grip-with-troop-deployment-and-funding-cuts-following-nick-sortors-arrest\/\" title=\"Trump Moves to Free ... from Antifa&#039;s Grip with Troop Deployment and Funding Cuts Following ...&#039;s ...\">review federal aid<\/a> to be CUT in the city, per Karoline Leavitt<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will NOT fund states that allow anarchy!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This arrest is going to cost Portland leftists DEARLY! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ESpB7BwfDV\">pic.twitter.com\/ESpB7BwfDV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1974164263255355517?\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sortor told Melugin that police in Portland &ldquo;take the side of the violent criminals that are here every single day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then a reporter comes and tries to embed deep within the chaos that&rsquo;s going in out here and he&rsquo;s the one who gets arrested?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_?\">@BillMelugin_<\/a>: &ldquo;What&rsquo;s your message to Portland police and the city leaders of Portland after your arrest?&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor?\">@nicksortor<\/a>: &ldquo;This is going to backfire on them tremendously.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They take the side of the violent criminals that are here every single day assaulting ICE officers,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nYhVHVZcrY\">pic.twitter.com\/nYhVHVZcrY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1974127233229820250?\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Still, Sortor said he was so surprised by the police behavior that he actually thought it might have been a ruse &mdash; that the police were simply trying to keep him safe by pretending to the antifa protesters that he was being detained amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-antifa-agitator-appears-hit-journalist-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violent atmosphere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And when they put me into handcuffs, the first thing that went to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vos-says-budget-should-happen-this-month-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Vos says budget should happen this month - Washington Examiner\">mind wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t, &lsquo;Oh, you&rsquo;re being arrested,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s, &lsquo;Oh, they&rsquo;re trying to help you and get you out of here and make it look like they&rsquo;re doing something.&rsquo; Because they weren&rsquo;t telling me what they were doing. They weren&rsquo;t telling me I was under arrest. They weren&rsquo;t telling me what I was being charged with. And it took over an hour for me to find out what I was charged with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sortor was charged with second-degree disorderly conduct, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Portland police acknowledged Sortor&rsquo;s arrest, but said that his conservative outlook &mdash; which has helped him garner more than 1.2 million followers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on his account<\/a> on the social media platform X &mdash; had nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portland.gov\/police\/news\/2025\/10\/2\/update-suspects-arrested-fighting-ice-protest-identified\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, Portland police said Sortor&rsquo;s arrest came after a scuffle between two men around 8:00 p.m. that was witnessed by &ldquo;Dialogue Officers&rdquo; &mdash; police who staff demonstrations and act as liaisons between protesters and law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Other officers &ldquo;were responding when the fight ended following one participant being knocked to the ground,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;He did not lose consciousness and never requested medical help.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both involved were detained by federal law enforcement and were later released. Neither party indicated they wanted to make a police report,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The Portland Police Bureau &ldquo;continued to monitor the situation and responded after seeing additional fights break out,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The police Rapid Response Team moved in at 11:16 p.m. and arrested three people, booking them &ldquo;into the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) on charges of Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sortor&rsquo;s interview with Fox News didn&rsquo;t mention an earlier scuffle, but he doesn&rsquo;t deny getting physical with antifa after being attacked &mdash; possibly what the police were referencing in the comment about &ldquo;additional fights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So they threw multiple punches at me,&rdquo; he said, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They broke my camera by hitting that. So I was on the ground at that point. I tried to swing. I missed. 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