A man viewed as a fixture in Oregon’s white nationalist movement was hospitalized Monday after an altercation with antifascist activists in downtown Corvallis.
Jimmy Marr, known for driving a pickup truck around the state with racist and anti-Semitic messages emblazoned on the sides, was admitted to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, hospital staff told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Corvallis police on Tuesday said he suffered from a “medical event” during the incident. His condition is unknown, and he did not respond to phone calls or an email seeking comment.
A fight involving Marr, a 65-year-old Springfield resident, and five other people erupted on Northwest Monroe Avenue near Third and Fourth streets just before 4 p.m., police said.
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Jimmy Marr, known for driving a pickup truck around the state with racist and anti-Semitic messages emblazoned on the sides, was admitted to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, hospital staff told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Corvallis police on Tuesday said he suffered from a “medical event” during the incident. His condition is unknown, and he did not respond to phone calls or an email seeking comment.
A fight involving Marr, a 65-year-old Springfield resident, and five other people erupted on Northwest Monroe Avenue near Third and Fourth streets just before 4 p.m., police said.
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/201...with-antifa-activists-later-hospitalized.html