Portland, another liberal utopia.
Via Oregon Live:
A man accused of punching a 90-year-old woman in the face in downtown Portland after she tried to walk by him as he was urinating was released from custody this week because of jail overcrowding.
Filbert Mwezi Gacinya, 34, was arrested soon after the Sept. 17 attack and booked into the downtown jail on assault and indecent exposure allegations.
He has six other pending cases in Multnomah County Circuit Court on allegations including sex abuse, aggravated harassment and assault.
County officials noted in court papers after his latest arrest that he’s a “danger to the community!!” and “not a good candidate for release at this time.”
The 90-year-old woman didn’t find out her accused attacker was out of jail until she summoned the courage to walk from her senior living apartment in downtown to the courthouse for Gacinya’s court appearance Tuesday. She hadn’t suffered broken bones in the attack but had bruises on her face and hip pain.
The victim immediately called her daughter in California from the courthouse.
Her mother was in tears, said Maud Zneimer. “She was proud of herself that she was going to court. Then, when she got there, she was like, ‘Oh, you’re not going to believe it.’ She broke down and cried.”
Gacinya was among 20 people allowed to leave jail Sunday for “emergency overcrowding,” Sheriff’s Office records show. So far this year, the Sheriff’s Office has cut loose 162 inmates for overcrowding.
That happens when the jail is at 95 percent capacity to make room for inmates with more serious charges. The county system ranks inmates based on their risk to themselves and others, propensity for violence, criminal history and charges, said sheriff’s Sgt. Brandon White.
The jail staff likely didn’t see the county’s recommendation against release, White said.