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A Portland police detective said Gibson could be seen in a video taunting and threatening members of Antifa and later pushing a woman before she was hit with a baton and knocked unconscious by someone else.<ref name=":0"/> During the brawl, the woman had her vertebrae broken.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Katie |title=As Arrests Mount, At Least One Far-Right Paramilitary Group Has Bailed Out of the Aug. 17 Rally in Portland |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/08/15/as-arrests-mount-at-least-one-far-right-paramilitary-group-has-bailed-out-of-the-aug-17-rally-in-portland/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Katie |title=Patriot Prayer Leader Joey Gibson Will Face Criminal Charges In May Day Riot, His Lawyer Says |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/08/15/patriot-prayer-leader-joey-gibson-will-face-criminal-charges-in-may-day-riot-his-lawyer-says/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}</ref> Cider Riot's owner sued Gibson and associates for $1 million for their actions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Jim |last2=Theen |first2=Andrew |last3=Dixon Kavanaugh |first3=Shane |date=2019-08-15 |title=Joey Gibson faces felony charge in fight at NE Portland’s Cider Riot, preparing to turn self in |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2019/08/joey-gibson-faces-charges-in-fight-at-ne-portlands-cider-riot-preparing-to-turn-self-in.html |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}</ref> On September 11, 2020, Gibson filed a federal lawsuit against Multnomah County's district attorney, alleging selective prosecution based on political beliefs.<ref name=":0"/> A federal judge threw out his lawsuit in February 2021, partly because the court did not have jurisdiction due to the ongoing state court proceedings.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Meerah|date=February 27, 2021|title=Federal judge throws out Joey Gibson's lawsuit against Multnomah County DA|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/02/27/federal-judge-patriot-prayer-founder-joey-gibson-lawsuit/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=OPB}}</ref>
In July 2022, the trial judge acquitted Gibson of felony riot charges and rebuked the district attorney's office for pursuing a trial on the evidence presented.<ref name="acquittal">{{cite news |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Judge acquits Patriot Prayer founder, one other, in riot trial |work=Statesman Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2022/07/20/judge-acquits-patriot-prayer-founder-one-other-in-riot-trial/65378124007/ |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref> Based on the prosecution video of Gibson taunting Antifa protestors, the judge ruled that Gibson's activity amounted to speech, and Oregon law prohibited considering speech in deciding riot cases.<ref name="acquittal" /> Gibson sued Portland and Multnomah County officials for malicious prosecution in June 2023, seeking $100 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=
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