College Removes Top Employee For Helping Feds Nab Alum Charged In Anti-ICE Riot
A Portland, Oregon-based college announced Tuesday that it temporarily removed an employee from his senior role for giving the FBI information on an alumnus charged with violence outside an Immigration and Customs…
A Portland, Oregon-based college announced Tuesday that it temporarily removed an employee from his senior role for giving the FBI information on an alumnus charged with violence outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.
Reed College is investigating Director of Community Safety Gary Granger after finding out through media coverage that he assisted the FBI in identifying defendant Robert Hoopes, according to a statement from Audrey Bilger, president of the federally-funded school. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused Hoopes of throwing a rock that scarred a federal agent’s face during a June 14 riot outside a Portland ICE building and “using an upended stop sign as a makeshift battering ram” with other rioters, court documents show.
The director “disclosed information about this alumnus to federal law enforcement, apparently without a subpoena or warrant,” Bilger said. “Reed has established protocols and values, and we are initiating an investigation into this action and its impact on our standards and our community. Reed prioritizes the privacy and rights of our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and all members of our community.”
Granger and Reed College declined to comment to the Daily Caller News Foundation. He has been director of community safety since June 2010, according to his