Tusitala John "Tiny" Toese
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
The U.S. Marshals Service Friday night arrested Tusitala "Tiny" Toese, a member of Patriot Prayer, the Vancouver-based far-right group that attracts white supremacists and has engaged in violence.
His arrest was in connection to a secret grand jury indictment from February.
Toese, 23, was arrested at Portland International Airport and was booked into Multnomah County Jail on a warrant charging him with two counts of assault, one a felony and the other a misdemeanor. He also had another outstanding warrant stemming from a harassment case in 2017.
The February indictment also included Donovan Flippo, a member of the Proud Boys, another far-right group. Flippo was arrested back in March.
The alleged assault happened in June 2018 against a man named Tim Ledwith who said he was assaulted by both Flippo and Toese while using a crosswalk.
Toese is expected to appear in court in Multnomah County Monday morning.
