Warrant issued for Vancouver 'Proud Boy' busted at Seattle protest

VANCOUVER, Wash. – A 24-year-old right-wing activist known for brawling in the streets of Portland and Seattle during political protests had a warrant issued for his arrest last Friday for violating the conditions of his probation.

Tusitala "Tiny" Toese of Vancouver, Wash., was on a supervised probation for a fourth-degree assault charge out of Multnomah County, Oregon, and has been associated with the far-right Proud Boys group known for engaging in political violence.

After repeated violations of his probation, his supervising officer recommended the court revoke his probation and sentence him to a year in jail.

As part of the initial probation agreement, Toese needed permission before leaving Clark County. He was also barred him from taking part in any protests in Multnomah County.

According to court records, the probation violations started in mid-June when his supervising officer started getting emails and calls saying Toese had “participated in an assault that occurred outside of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle.”

Based on videos of the assault and other clips form that time, Toese was confirmed to have been in the CHAZ area (later renamed CHOP for Capitol Hill Occupied Protest). He was later arrested.

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After that violation, a judge ordered he be on house arrest with GPS monitoring, have regular reports with his probation officer, and not change his address without first clearing it with authorities.

According to court documents, Toese violated the agreement that he only travel between his work and residence on several occasions, and also let his GPS monitor lose its charge.

“Mr. Toese has continued to ignore his supervision requirements. By refusing to report, failing to charge his GPS and not providing any information in regards to where he is staying, Mr. Toese is making himself unavailable for supervision,” his probation officer said in a statement to the court.

A warrant was issued for Toese’s arrest on August 7.