Portland police estimated the damage to the hood of a marked police car at $1,314 as a 24-year-old man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the vehicle was arraigned in court Tuesday afternoon.



A witness told police he saw a man in black pants, black jacket and a black ski mask walk into the North Precinct parking lot, carry a flaming bottle in his hand early Monday.





He was seen throwing the bottle at a marked police car. The bottle bounced off the car and didn't break. The suspect walked over to pick up the still-flaming bottle and threw it again at the same police car, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in court Tuesday.

The bottle rolled off the car again and broke as it hit the pavement.

An officer was in the parking lot when he heard the glass shattering. He also saw the suspect run from the precinct parking lot and hop on a bicycle.

The officer chased the suspect and caught up with him when the suspect crashed his bicycle.

Sergey Yefimobich Turzhanskiy was arrested.

He was arraigned Tuesday afternoon on allegations of attempted second-degree arson, second-degree criminal mischief and second-degree disorderly conduct and possession of a destructive device.

Police criminalists said the device was made out of a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer bottle.

Deputy District Attorney David M. Hannon asked the court to set bail for Turzhanskiy at $1 million.

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