Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel has charged a Bend man with two counts of harassment following an alleged “rolling coal” incident during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Bend. According to the DA’s office, 20-year-old Dylan Freville drove his truck through a crowd gathered for a Black Lives Matter demonstration May 30.
“On at least two occasions he quickly accelerated his truck as he passed the rally, causing thick plumes of diesel smoke to eject from his truck’s exhaust pipe onto rally attendees, causing them physical discomfort,” the DA’s Tuesday press release stated. “This act is referred to colloquially as ‘rolling coal’ and is often done to people riding bicycles, people driving electric cars, and, of late, people attending black lives matter rallies.”
The DA’s office stated that they identified Freville after he posted an Instagram post about it. Other rally attendees also took pictures and videos that helped identify Freville, Hummel’s office stated.
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Thank you John Hummel for being a true leader.
We came from states where you had to take your car in for emissions testing, and if you didn’t pass clean emissions, you could not register your car/truck . Maybe this is something that needs to happen here.
These petty little juveniles in their big bad trucks are obviously compensating for much more than just small hands and tiny fingers. They lack creativity as well. Why, I remember back in 2003 when we were protesting GWB’s invasion of Iraq at the corner of Greenwood and Third and a guy pressed his butt up against the passenger window as his buddy drove by. He went around the block and did it again. Two moon shots for war. Even Abbie Hoffman would have appreciated that!
Nicole — Oregon has emissions testing for the metro areas, but not for Central Oregon.
Two things…The truck has been modified and that breaks Oregon law and US federal law. Here are the Oregon statutes…The first one does have an exception to visible emissions (diesel) but the second states over 3,000 feet it can’t. The truck could probably be impounded and not be driven until repaired.
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action;JSESSIONID_OARD=S8KhxImc89abGakZzPky8SOjPrP0r9Nujx5pcIU8kCgQNZ2VoUcg!-1442988785?ruleVrsnRsn=75722
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action;JSESSIONID_OARD=S8KhxImc89abGakZzPky8SOjPrP0r9Nujx5pcIU8kCgQNZ2VoUcg!-1442988785?ruleVrsnRsn=75726
Hopefully this idiot doesn’t vote.
He was just protesting their protest. Freedom of expression
Your a sociopathic republican clearly. Feel sorry for you
Martin bro I think you’re lost, no one knows what the fuck you’re talking about. Call up your grandson he might be able to teach you how to use that smartphone.
Maybe he came from Portland where all the protesters, rioters, and looters all love black smoke…
Maybe he came from Portland where all the rioters and looters love black smoke …
I say let him roll coal, those turbo diesel’s are badass, Especially when you straight pipe them. I’m planning on doing a 7.3 IDI swap into my 1989 Chevy k1500
BLM stands for the destruction of the nuclear family and Marxism (and used to be very upfront about that — until they deleted it from their website). It has condoned violence in the very neighborhoods it claims to represent. And now it is becoming clear that it is a grifting, corrupt organization who — big surprise — is more interested in power and money than actually helping people of color. This guy who decided to blow disgusting diesel smoke in their face should be punished, but lets not forget the dangerous and seductive ‘movement’ he was fighting.