Federal officials say they have arrested a man who is accused of damaging the Eugene federal building during a Jan. 30 protest that police declared a riot.
Soren Emery Polzin, 18, made his first appearance before a federal judge Tuesday. He is charged with depredation of federal property.
A news release from the U-S Attorney’s Office for Oregon says Polzin banged on and kicked a building window until they broke.
Federal officials did not immediately answer questions from KLCC, and information on who is representing Polzin is not yet available.
Separately, a 37-year-old man was charged with assaulting a federal employee during a protest at the Eugene federal building on January 27.
Prosecutors say Ryan Bruce Gaither Jr. bit a federal officer and spit on another federal officer.
Gaither pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was released pending an October trial.
