Twenty-five-year old Marquise Lee Love turned himself in at 8:30 a.m. today at the Portland Police Department, where he was arrested for his alleged role in severely beating a truck driver in the city’s downtown area Sunday night. “He was charged with assault, coercion and rioting, all three of which are felonies,” according to Fox News.
Video from the incident appears to show the accused beating the motorist and knocking him unconscious with a final kick. The suspect posted a message on Snapchat earlier this week, according to the U.S. Sun, that read, “Might go to jail for murder tonight for a racist when all i did was fight him look it up on twitter put money on my books and come see me.”
The victim has a GoFundMe page, which was established by his brother. At press time donations had already reached more than $130,000.
Love’s history of encounters with law enforcement is lengthy, likely one reason the resemblance in the video was noted early in the investigation. Fox News reports he was arrested in Washington County, OR, seven times in the last eight years and, “…still owes thousands in unpaid fines from various convictions.”