Hugo Ryan Berteau-Pavy, Civil Disorder, Oregon 2020
A 26-year-old Portland man has been charged with a felony after targeting the eyes of multiple law enforcement officers with a high-powered laser during a civil disturbance in June 2020.
According to court documents, Hugo Ryan Berteau-Pavy was identified as one of two individuals standing in the middle of the street and repeatedly hitting several officers in the face with high-powered lasers on June 13, 2020.
The officer who originally spotted Berteau-Pavy with the laser, tracked his location until Berteau-Pavy was contacted by other officers and taken into custody. However, Berteau-Pavy was later released by state authorities.
On September 2, 2020, FBI agents arrested Berteau-Pavy at his residence in southwest Portland without incident.
Berteau-Pavy made his first appearance in federal court today before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and was released pending further court proceedings.
If convicted, Berteau-Pavy faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
A criminal complaint is only an accusation of a crime, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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