Portland Man Faces Hate Crime Charges

A 36-year-old Portland man is accused of threatening someone with a gun along the Springwater Trail in Southeast Portland on Sunday afternoon. Police say they arrested Kipong Somsanuk, who faces hate crime charges.

About 12:14 p.m. Sunday, East Precinct officers responded to the 9300 block of Southeast Steele Street on the report of a person threatening a resident while brandishing a firearm. Officers learned the suspect had threatened the victim at a camp located near the Springwater Corridor Trail between Southeast Steele Street and Southeast Mitchell Street.

Officers located a person matching the suspect's description near the camp and he was arrested without incident. Officers seized a firearm believed to have been used in the incident.

Police say Somsanuk made biased statements directed at the victim while brandishing the gun. No one was injured in the incident

Somsanuk is being held at the Multnomah County Jail on charges of felon in possession of a firearm, menacing and intimidation in the second degree. Anyone with information about this incident can contact the Portland Police Bureau Detective Divisions Bias Crime Detail at 503-823-0479.

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