Staffer for top Oregon Democrat arrested alongside 58 others during riots on the 101st night of protests in Portland

A staffer for a top Democratic lawmaker in Oregon was arrested for interfering with a police officer during the 101st day of Portland riots.

Kristina Narayan, who works for the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Tina Kotek, was arrested on Saturday night.

The legislative director was one of 59 people to be arrested during the riots that night police confirmed.

Tear gas was used by police as protests in Oregon's largest city raged on this weekend, nearly four months after they first began in May.

Ms Narayan was booked in the Multnomah County Detention Center after her arrest.

An official statement lists Ms Narayan as 'resisting a peace officer', while the 58 other offenders' crimes ranged from assaulting police officers to disorderly conduct.

'Kristina Narayan was arrested for interfering with a police officer after the event became a riot and the crowd was given multiple orders to disperse, which she did not do,' a spokesperson told Fox News.

So far neither Ms Narayan or Ms Kotek have publicly responded to the arrest as pressure builds on the under fire staffer.

Ms Narayan describes her job as synthesizing 'complex ideas into clear work products, policies, and build consensus to help pass legislation'.


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