Thread: Former Navy SEAL a 'person of interest' after bomb thrown at Portland protesters

Police name former Navy SEAL a 'person of interest' after bomb thrown at Portland protesters

JEFF SCHOGOL
20 HOURS AGO




A former Navy SEAL is a “person of interest” in connection with an Aug. 8 incident in Portland, Ore. when at least one explosive device was reportedly thrown at protesters, police said.

Investigators are trying to reach Louis Garrick Fernbaugh, according to Portland police. Task & Purpose has confirmed that Fernbaugh is a former SEAL who left the Navy several years ago.

“Mr. Fernbaugh is a person of interest in this case and still needs to be interviewed,” said Officer Derek Carmon, a spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau.

So far, no witnesses have come forward to help police and investigators do not have the explosive device used in the incident, Carmon told Task & Purpose.

At roughly 2:28 a.m. on Aug. 8, Portland police responded to a 911 call that “bombs” had exploded in Laurelhurst Park, according to a Portland Police Bureau news release. No injuries in connection with the incident were reported.

A man resembling Fernbaugh was caught on video leaving the scene following the incident, Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported. It was unclear if the man was connected to the explosive device.

Scott Keeler, who attended the Aug. 8 protest, later told Oregon Public Broadcasting that he followed the man, who was wearing a military helmet that reportedly had night vision goggles attached to it.

Keeler has posted video on social media showing his encounter with the man, whom Keeler asked if he had thrown pipe bombs at protesters.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the man replied. “But I’m not that guy you want to f--k with.”

Fernbaugh’s former employer told Oregon Public Broadcasting that she believes that he is the man in the video that Keeler posted online.

Task & Purpose was unable to reach Fernbaugh for comment on Thursday despite multiple attempts.

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Man Seen Near Pipe Bombs Thrown at Portland Protesters Is Retired Navy SEAL, Report Says


Tom Sykes
Updated Aug. 11, 2020 9:30AM ET / Published Aug. 11, 2020 6:50AM ET


Nathan Howard


A man spotted at the scene around the time pipe bombs were thrown at Portland protesters is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL and former Central Intelligence Agency contractor who has worked in Afghanistan, a report says. The man, who has been identified by former colleagues to Oregon Public Broadcasting, was filmed by an activist walking quickly away from the area wearing dark clothes and carrying a military-style helmet with night-vision goggles. “Hey, you want to stop,” the activist says. “Look man, I’m not the guy you want to **** with,” the man with the helmet says. A former business partner identified the man to OPB, and multiple people said the man in the video resembles a retired Navy SEAL who said in court documents he is a former contractor for the Central Intelligence Agency and that he held a top-secret security clearance.


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