A Clackamas County man who turned himself into police Tuesday has been lodged in jail on charges related to a May 1 clash at the Portland bar Cider Riot.

Christopher Ponte, 37, turned himself in to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant Tuesday evening and was jailed on suspicion of one count of riot and one of third-degree assault. His arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.

Ponte, 37, turned himself in on charges related to a May 1 clash at Cider Riot in Portland.Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

Court documents do not state exactly what role Ponte played in the incident. But Ponte is one of five people being sued by Abram Goldman-Armstrong, the owner of Cider Riot.

The suit describes Ponte as a Portland cop watcher who had been attending the meetings of Patriot Prayer, a right-wing group, since its inception. In April 2018, Ponte had been sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home detention for target shooting with coworkers in a national forest while he was barred from handling guns as a felon.

Ponte’s charges are related to the May 1 fight at Cider Riot, in which a group of right-wing activists arrived and clashed with left-wing activists, who were gathered there after a day of protesting. The two groups deployed bear spray and lobbed projectiles at each other. A right-wing activist was accused of beating a woman with a baton and knocking her unconscious. That man, Ian Kramer, was arrested Friday. Another man, Matthew Cooper, was also arrested in connection with the incident. Both men are also being sued by Goldman-Armstrong.

Goldman-Armstrong contends that Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson and other right-wing activists showed up at his business and initiated the fight with customers.

—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; jramakrishnan@oregonian.com; @JRamakrishnanOR

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