A man who admitted to assaulting a federal officer during protests outside a U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, last year was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Thursday.Robert Jacob Hoopes previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon.According to court documents, Hoopes threw a rock during a June 2025 protest that struck an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer in the face, "causing significant injury."Prosecutors said the officer's wound bled heavily and obstructed his vision.
The officer also required medical treatment beyond basic first aid.SUSPECTED ICE FACILITY ATTACKERS ARRESTED IN BLUE CITY, CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING FEDERAL OFFICERSLaw enforcement officers grab a demonstrator outside the U.S.Immigration and Customs building during a protest in Portland, Ore., on June 14, 2025.
(Jenny Kane/AP Photo)"Today’s message is clear — violence is not a protest," U.S.Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Bradford said in a statement.
"When you cross the line and assault a federal officer, you will be prosecuted."In addition to the prison sentence, Hoopes was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay more than $8,000 in restitution.As previously reported by Fox News Digital, FBI investigators identified Hoopes using facial recognition technology.AG BONDI SAYS FBI HAS IDENTIFIED SUSPECT ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING FEDERAL OFFICER, AS TRUMP VOWS TOUGH RESPONSEAnti-I.C.E.protesters confront federal agents outside the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Oct.18, 2025.
(Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty)According to charging documents, investigators submitted a photograph published by OregonLive.com into commercially available facial recognition software.Federal authorities said the software generated approximately 30 potential matches from publicly available databases.Investigators then reviewed the results and identified ...