#Feds bust three in Portland protests, 11 charged by city police

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Three Portland protestors were hit with federal charges this week — and nearly a dozen others were busted by cops in the Oregon city last night — as the more than 100 days of protests there continued, according to reports.

The FBI said a trio of protesters were charged with civil disorder — two for hitting cops and the third for shining a laser in the faces of several police officers, the Epoch Times reported.

William Grant Reuland, 24, was part of a crowd of protesters outside the Justice Center on June 13 when he allegedly “hit Officer 1 and four other officers in the face with lasers,” according to an FBI affidavit.

“Officer 1 was able to move to a lower floor and use a camera to take photographs of Reuland,” the affidavit said. “While taking the photographs, Officer 1 again witnessed Reuland and the other individual pointing green lasers toward the other officers on the roof.”

Also charged by the feds were Alexandra Eutin, 24, and 20-year-old Pedro Aldo Ramos, the outlet reported.

Eutin is accused of hitting a Portland cop with a wooden shield during a July 16 riot outside a city police station — allegedly hitting the officer in the head while he was trying to arrest and disperse protesters, the report said.

Ramos is charged with punching a female cop in the face after trying to pull her off a protester who was being arrested, Epoch Times said.

All three face up to five years in prison if convicted.

The announcement comes as federal agents have stepped up efforts to track down and charge protesters with federal crimes and Oregon state police were deputized amid the ongoing violence in Portland.

City police said they arrested 11 other demonstrators Tuesday, as mobs of Black Lives Matter protesters blocked streets and train lines — despite repeated calls to disperse.

They were charged with interfering with a peace officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and attempting escape, police said in a release.

“For the next hour, the group continued to march around the closure area and officers continued to make targeted arrests,” the release said. “Around 2 a.m., the group eventually dispersed, leaving the area.”