Salem, Ore. – Police arrested a Terrebonne man when supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump clashed at simultaneous rallies in the same area in Salem.
Oregon State Police on Saturday took into custody 31-year-old Matthew Curtis Heagy, on suspicion of illegally possessing a firearm.
Officials say up to 300 participants took part, with one rally called the “Oregon Make America Great Again March,” and the other called “Salem Stands for Love.”
One rally started at 9 a.m. and the other an hour later with both lasting until 2 p.m. Police say the groups clashed at about 11 a.m. near the Oregon World War II Memorial and that Heagy used pepper spray that hit a state trooper.
Police say they detained Heagy and discovered he was a convicted felon and had a gun.
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