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Portland man charged after assaulting woman recording him with cellphone

Portland man charged after assaulting woman recording him with cellphone

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Police say an argument in a supermarket parking lot in Portland on Friday night escalated into an assault.

The confrontation happened in the North Gate Shaw’s parking lot in which the victim said she was targeted by homophobic slurs.

Police said 63-year-old Michael Roylos, of Portland, shouted at a motorist he accused of reckless driving and then assaulted her when she began recording the confrontation with her cellphone.

Police Lt. Robert martin said the woman, whom police didn’t identify, fell while running from Roylos and injured her ankle.

Roylos is charged with aggravated assault, criminal threatening and interference with constitutional and civil rights.

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