My colleague Brandon Morse reported earlier about some of the Antifa violence in Salem, Oregon, including an encounter that one driver had with some of them.

The Antifa people attacked him, throwing rocks at his car and yellow paint. Then, when he got out of the car to see the damage, they bashed parts of his car more and maced him. Bad move on their part because, at that point, he pulled out his gun to get them to back off. Then the anti-police radicals suddenly were all hot to have the police respond to protect them, which is so hypocritical and hilarious. When the police responded, they temporarily held and questioned the victim, but he was the victim and he was not charged.

Update: Oregon State Police have released a statement clarifying that the armed man who had his truck vandalized by #antifa at the Capitol was the victim. He was detained, interviewed & released. He was not arrested or charged. He has a valid concealed handgun license. pic.twitter.com/VVrjvQ59TB

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 30, 2021

But that wasn’t all and the real question was why hadn’t the police stopped the Antifa folks earlier?

Because it wasn’t just that incident.

Multiple cars trying to drive down the road in front of the Capitol were forced to drive through a gauntlet of Antifa who came prepared to riot with guns, bats, shields & gas masks. Then they assaulted the cars with rocks, paint, and other objects.

On 28 March, 2021, #antifa gathered in Salem, Ore. in a pre-planned riot. They wore ballistic vests & carried guns, bats, shields & gasmasks. They assaulted drivers on the road by throwing paint & rocks. One vehicle's windshield was impaled by a tree limb. https://t.co/dfXn2yt9xG pic.twitter.com/vNw1DXKhtt

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 29, 2021

What a world that @SalemPoliceDept & @ORStatePolice allowed a criminal mob to assault drivers for hours outside Oregon capitol. They were already aware days ahead of time that #antifa had been advertising the riot & calling for out-of-area reinforcements. pic.twitter.com/HZU6fYIjgh

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 29, 2021

#Antifa continue to attack people driving by in front of the Oregon state Capitol. Here, they smash out a truck driver's window. #AntifaRiots pic.twitter.com/0kymKPxSfq

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 28, 2021

#Antifa impaled the red truck with a large tree branch during their mob attack on the vehicle outside the Oregon state capitol. There was a female passenger in the vehicle at the time who was nearly killed. #AntifaRiots pic.twitter.com/WZARAZoT5A

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 29, 2021

But their actions almost cost this Antifa guy — he was almost squished big time by a truck.

A rioting #antifa militant was nearly run over by a truck at the Oregon state capitol in Salem. #Antifa have gathered there today with weapons. They're throwing rocks at vehicles passing by. Police are not getting involved. pic.twitter.com/vVwpssNDPQ

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 28, 2021

#Antifa at the Oregon state Capitol in Oregon steal a flag off a truck, then pelt it with rocks. #AntifaRiots pic.twitter.com/F5aQqWnGwj

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 28, 2021

So how about arresting all these characters for assaults on the people in the cars?

They did, in fact, bag some of them for their actions. They brought down a couple here.

Oregon state police Bull rush (again) and make an arrest (again) pic.twitter.com/PEUkpS4Ifx

— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) March 29, 2021

According to the Statesman Journal, four were arrested.

Andrew Alan Foy, 34, was charged with second-degree disorderly conduct and second-degree criminal trespass; Nathan McFarland, 33, was charged with second-degree disorderly conduct; Anthony Villaneda,18, faces five counts of pointing a laser; and William Lloyd Isham, 34, was charged with interfering with a police officer.