PORTLAND, Ore. — FBI agents utilized artificial intelligence to identify a suspect involved in a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland on June 14.
Robert Hoopes, who recently graduated from Reed College regarded as one of the most intellectual colleges in the U.S., pleaded not guilty when he appeared in court of Friday.
Hoopes is charged with aggravated assault on a federal agent and is on pretrial release until his trial, scheduled for October 7, before Judge Adrienne Nelson.
Suspect Allegedly Threw Rocks, Hitting an FBI Agent on the Face
It is alleged that Hoopes threw rocks at the ICE facility, striking an agent on the face and leaving a two-inch wound. It is also alleged that Hoopes used a stop sign as a battering ram against the front door of the building. Damages are estimated at nearly $8,000…