Overview
- Prosecutors say Temika Gardner, 40, was charged by criminal complaint following an Oct. 23 incident during an ICE deportation arrest after an escape attempt.
- According to court documents, she impeded officers by placing her hands on them, struck one in the face and removed his face covering, knocked another officer’s sunglasses off, pulled a third officer’s mask, and hit a fourth in the jaw.
- She appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge and was ordered released pending further proceedings; her arraignment is set for Nov. 20, according to local court reporting.
- Homeland Security Investigations is leading the investigation, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon is prosecuting the case.
- KOIN, citing court documents, reports the encounter occurred near East Burnside Street and SE 143rd Avenue, that Gardner was recording on her phone, an officer attempted OC spray, and she accused an officer of a fake badge; all allegations remain unproven and she is presumed innocent.