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VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A clarinet player is apparently being held without bail on no specific charges at the Clark County Jail in Vancouver after her husband said she was arrested Sunday during a protest across the street from the ICE facility in South Portland.
The woman’s husband — who asked KOIN 6 News not to identify either of them for safety reasons — said his wife was tackled by federal agents while she was playing her clarinet around 5 p.m.
“It is a beautiful party atmosphere. Everybody’s really excited. Then the band hits into ‘Ghostbusters’, and then at ‘Ghostbusters’, that’s when ICE start storming in,” the husband said. “Why are they targeting a clarinet player? A clarinet player standing on the sidewalk far away from the street, following instructions.”
Video of the arrest obtained by KOIN 6 News shows the woman face down in the mud with her clarinet on the ground next to her.
Her husband got a call around 2 a.m. Sunday and was told his wife was in the Clark County Jail.
“We’re not seeing her. We don’t know when we’re going to see her again,” he said., adding their 3-yearold “doesn’t know when we’re going to see her again.”
A KOIN 6 News check of the Clark County Jail roster at 8 p.m. Monday did not list the clarinet player.
KOIN 6 News contacted the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for clarification on why this woman is even in Clark County (the arrest was in Portland) and why she’s being held without bail. At this time, they have not responded.
On Monday night, the brass band she was with rallied outside the Clark County Jail in a different protest.
The clarinetist was one of 3 people arrested by federal agents on Sunday. Her husband waits for information and answers.
“I hope this doesn’t dampen the spirit of Portland. I love my city,” he said. “And I think that that afternoon showed off the best of my city.”
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Ariel Iacobazzi
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