Jonah Lee Christopherson was booked at 5:30 PM on Thursday, August 12th, 2021 by Tri-Met Police. Christopherson was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.

The 45 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. MENACING (A Misdemeanor)
2. INTIMIDATION II (A Misdemeanor)
3. INTERF PUB TRANSP (A Misdemeanor)
4. INTERFER PEACE OFF (A Misdemeanor)

5. COUNTY HOLD (U Unknown)

Bail has been set to $2,500 for Christopherson which is listed as a 6 ft 2 in white male weighing approximately 235 lbs.

Jonah Lee Christopherson was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and Jonah Lee Christopherson has a presumption of innocence which means that although the person was arrested, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Presumption of innocence” serves to emphasize that the prosecution has the obligation to prove each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt (or some other level of proof depending on the criminal justice system) and that the accused bears no burden of proof. For more information in presumption of innocence, wikipedia is a great place to start.

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Below are the Oregon laws which may relate to this arrest:

Menacing.
(1) A person commits the crime of menacing if by word or conduct the person intentionally attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury.(2) Menacing is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §95]
Intimidation in the second degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of intimidation in the second degree if the person:(a) Tampers or interferes with property, having no right to do so nor reasonable ground to believe that the person has such right, with the intent to cause substantial inconvenience to another because of the person’s perception of the other’s race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin;
(b) Intentionally subjects another to offensive physical contact because of the person’s perception of the other’s race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin; or
(c) Intentionally, because of the person’s perception of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin of another or of a member of the other’s family, subjects the other person to alarm by threatening:
(A) To inflict serious physical injury upon or to commit a felony affecting the other person, or a member of the person’s family; or
(B) To cause substantial damage to the property of the other person or of a member of the other person’s family.
(2) Intimidation in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) For purposes of this section, property means any tangible personal property or real property. [1981 c.785 §1; 1983 c.521 §1; 1989 c.1029 §1; 2007 c.100 §18; 2011 c.421 §1]
Interfering with public transportation.
(1) A person commits the crime of interfering with public transportation if the person:(a) Intentionally or knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or on a public transit vehicle or public transit station;
(b) Intentionally or knowingly interferes with the provision or use of public transportation services by, among other things, interfering with the movement of, or access to, public transit vehicles;
(c) While in or on a public transit vehicle or public transit station, engages in disorderly conduct in the second degree as defined in ORS 166.025; or
(d) Subjects a public transportation passenger, employee, agent or security officer or transit police officer to offensive physical contact.
(2) Interfering with public transportation is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) Enter or remain unlawfully has the meaning given that term in ORS 164.205.
(b) Public transit station includes all facilities, structures, lands and rights of way that are owned, leased, held or used for the purposes of providing public transportation services.
(c) Public transit vehicle means a vehicle that is used for public transportation or operated by or under contract to any public body in order to provide public transportation.
(d) Public transportation means transportation provided by a city, county, special district or any other political subdivision or municipal or public corporation. [2001 c.851 §3 (enacted in lieu of 166.115); 2005 c.631 §4]
Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer.
(1) A person commits the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer if the person, knowing that another person is a peace officer or a parole and probation officer as defined in ORS 181A.355:(a) Intentionally acts in a manner that prevents, or attempts to prevent, a peace officer or parole and probation officer from performing the lawful duties of the officer with regards to another person; or
(b) Refuses to obey a lawful order by the peace officer or parole and probation officer.
(2) Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) This section does not apply in situations in which the person is engaging in:
(a) Activity that would constitute resisting arrest under ORS 162.315; or
(b) Passive resistance. [1997 c.719 §1; 1999 c.1040 §7; 2005 c.668 §1]