A 28-year-old Portland woman accused of punching a police officer during a protest outside the city’s ICE facility has entered an Alford plea and been ordered to complete 80 hours of community service, closing out a case that began with assault allegations more than a year ago. Geovanna Alexis Carrasco pleaded to disorderly conduct and criminal mischief after her arrest on June 11, 2025.
According to The Oregonian/OregonLive, prosecutors say Carrasco punched Officer Jade Lowery in the face and, per the arrest affidavit, grabbed the officer from behind and wrapped an arm around Lowery’s neck. The Alford plea allows Carrasco to accept a conviction and sentence without admitting guilt, a legal mechanism recognized under the U.S. Supreme Court precedent in North Carolina v. Alford, which requires only that a defendant acknowledge prosecutors hold enough evidence to convince a jury, according to Justia.
Carrasco was arrested after intervening in an attempted arrest at the ICE facility in Portland’s South Waterfront, per the probable cause affidavit cited in the same report. She had originally been booked into Multnomah County Detention Center on two counts of assaulting a public safety officer, according to a statement from the Portland Police Bureau describing the incident, which followed an attempted debris fire outside the building.
From Felony Counts to Misdemeanor Conditions
The case now involves disorderly conduct and criminal mischief. Her conviction will be dismissed six months after the hearing if she completes the conditions of her plea, the station’s report notes…