Seven white men were arrested on July 4 after police say they intimidated a black family on an Oregon beach by yelling racial slurs and us...
Seven white men were arrested on July 4 after police say they intimidated a black family on an Oregon beach by yelling racial slurs and using Nazi salutes.
Lincoln City police say they were called to the waterfront in front of the Inn At Spanish Head Resort Hotel at 9:30pm on Saturday evening to reports of a group 'highly intoxicated' people setting off illegal fireworks.
Law enforcement say they were 'immediately surrounded' by a group of 10 people after arriving on the beach who 'began taunting and challenging the officers'.
After calling calling for back up police say they 'learned that this same group of white people had been taunting and challenging a family of black persons by yelling racial slurs at them, insulting them and using Nazi salutes towards them'.
The seven men, from Clark County, Washington, were all arrested on charges including riot and disorderly conduct before being cited and released.
In a statement about the incident Lincoln City police confirmed they formed a line of officers to protect the victims and enable them to safely leave the area.
Police said in a statement: 'The black family advised they felt intimidated by the actions this group had displayed towards them.'
Gennadiy Kachankov, 30, top left, Antoliy Kachankov, 28, bottom left, Andrey Zaytsev, 28, center top, Oleg Saranchuk 45, top right, and Ruslan Tkachenko, 22, bottom right, all of Clark County Washington were charged with riot, interfering with police, disorderly conduct, harassment, possession of illegal fireworks, and offensive littering. Yuriy Kachankov, 30, bottom center right, of Clark County Washington was also charged with the same crimes along with resisting arrest. An additional male refused to identify himself, bottom center left
Police added: 'The on scene officers formed a line between the group of white persons and the black family allowing the black family to safely leave the beach and return to their room.
'During this time several in the group of white persons continued to taunt the officers, trying to challenge them to fight.
'Other members from the group of white persons then began shooting off multiple large illegal aerial fireworks in front of the officers.'
Gennadiy Kachankov, 30, Antoliy Kachankov, 28, Andrey Zaytsev, 28, Oleg Saranchuk 45 and Ruslan Tkachenko, 22, all of Clark County Washington were charged with riot, interfering with police, disorderly conduct, harassment, possession of illegal fireworks, and offensive littering.
Yuriy Kachankov, 30, of Clark County Washington was also charged with the same crimes along with resisting arrest.
Police had been initially called to the beach in front of the Inn At Spanish Head Resort Hotel , pictured, to reports of a group 'highly intoxicated' people setting off illegal fireworks
Police said in a statement: 'The persons in custody were all transported and lodged at the Lincoln City Police Department.
'Due to corona virus policies at the county jail, six subjects were issued criminal citations released on 7/5/20.
'An additional male, who refused to identify himself and who had no ID on his person, was transported to and booked into the Lincoln County Jail for fingerprint identification and charged with the above listed crimes.'
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