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Tyshawn Ford

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:2020s
State:Oregon
Support
Anti-Racism Abolitionism Police Accountability Black Lives Matter Movement
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Biography

Black Unity leader and Lane Community College student arrested at a peaceful Black Lives Matter march through Springfield, Oregon's Thurston Hills neighborhood on July 29, 2020, organized in response to a noose displayed near a Black family's home. Punched in the head by a Springfield officer and arrested, his criminal case was later dismissed and he became a plaintiff in CLDC's civil-rights suit against the police.

Case

Lane County Circuit Court (Springfield, OR)
Charges: Protest-related charges from the July 29, 2020 Black Unity march
Arrested: Jul 29, 2020
Convicted: No — charges dismissed
Institution State: Oregon