A leftist Portland activist has been arrested on felony costs after making an attempt to bomb a freeway throughout the anti-Trump and anti-ICE No Kings protests nationwide.
The No Kings Day recruiter, who has reportedly espoused ANTIFA speaking factors and proven assist for leftwing causes, can be the CEO of Cascadia Carbon Inc., a far-left local weather change and “sustainable development” enterprise.
In keeping with a police press launch,
The suspect, Alexander R. Wick, 38, of Portland, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Middle on costs of Illegal Manufacture of Harmful Machine, Possession of a Harmful Machine, Tried Arson within the First Diploma, Felony Mischief within the First Diploma, Menacing, and Disorderly Conduct within the Second Diploma.
Investigators imagine there have been folks with video of the unique incident however left the scene with out offering that video or leaving their contact data. If anybody has video proof or eyewitness accounts of the incident, and haven’t already supplied these to police, please contact Detective Meredith Hopper at [email protected]…. Please reference case quantity 25-158213.
The incident occurred within the southbound lanes of I-5 simply north of the North Failing Road pedestrian bridge on June 14th. The investigation revealed that Wick threw building cones and boards with nails protruding out into the lanes of journey.”
Through Andy Ngo:
Unique: The Portland man accused of making an attempt a bombing on the freeway with an IED and nails on the “No Kings Day” was possible politically motivated.
Alexander Wick is a far-left, nonbinary local weather activist with a hatred of police. His final video add I discovered was posted… https://t.co/FFQmhSmKmd pic.twitter.com/8ccghlp9Ou
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 21, 2025
Mockingly, the person who tried to commit this legal act of terrorism and homicide marketed the No Kings protests in an Instagram reel, calling for Trump to be indicted “for the crimes he’s dedicated and is continuous to plan to commit.”
“He’s a convicted felon and sure a narcissist. He’s a fascist ruler, and we’re going to eliminate him,” Wick stated, calling for radicals to occupy the streets and strike in opposition to their jobs till Trump is out of workplace and indicted.
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The Submit Millennial reports,
Alexander Robert Wick, 38, of Portland, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Middle on felony costs together with first-degree tried arson, illegal manufacture of a harmful system, possession of a harmful system, and first-degree legal mischief. He additionally faces two extra misdemeanor costs of menacing and second-degree disorderly conduct, based on jail records.
On June 14, Wick allegedly started throwing site visitors cones and boards with protruding nails into the lanes of site visitors on Interstate 5 on the Northeast Failing Road pedestrian bridge round 7 p.m. The assault occurred after the “No Kings” occasion, a nationwide anti-Trump protest organized by Democrats, largely concluded. When drivers got here to a cease, Wick allegedly slashed the tires of their automobiles and threatened them with a screwdriver, claiming that he had a bomb, based on a police press release.
Officers searched the world and positioned a bucket with an explosive system, prompting a direct freeway closure round 9:20 pm. The Metro Space Explosives Disposal Unit (MEDU) responded and rendered the system secure. A joint federal and native investigation later revealed that the system was a viable improvised explosive (IED). The freeway was shut down in each instructions for almost an hour.
Wick fled the scene and was taken into custody a number of days afterward June 19, following the execution of a search warrant at his house within the 4700 block of Northeast fifteenth Avenue within the Sabin Neighborhood involving the usage of tactical groups and federal legislation enforcement companies. The joint operation was performed by the FBI, the Portland Police Bureau, the MEDU, the Portland Fireplace Investigations Unit, Particular Emergency Response Workforce (SERT), Disaster Negotiation Workforce (CNT) and the Oregon Division of Transportation (ODOT).
