Multnomah County chair, Portland Metro Chamber president trade barbs after stabbing near library

The stabbing happened across the street from the downtown Portland library Monday. Chamber CEO Andrew Hoan blamed failures of county library security.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The head of Portland’s largest business association sharply criticized county leadership this week after a man was stabbed during a scuffle across the street from the Multnomah County Central Library, the latest in a series of violent incidents in that area of downtown.

Police later arrested three people at Holladay Park. Ja’Riyah Williams, 21; Anthony Nicholas, 18; and Daviana Anderson, 18, were all arraigned Tuesday on charges for assault and unlawful use of a weapon.

In a probable cause affidavit

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