Portland Police this morning arrested Lee Perlman, the reporter for the Hollywood Star News who allegedly defaced a petition to recall Mayor Sam Adams last week.
The charge Perlman faces is criminal mischief (PDF) in the third degree, a misdemeanor.
Reached by phone last week, Perlman offered no clear explanation for his actions, saying over and over again that he had “sloppy handwriting.” He did, however, offer a story about goats.
“Jimmy Doolittle, the famous flying ace, said that his biggest recreational activity was mountain goat hunting,” Perlman told WW. “They said, ‘You really like mountain goat hunting.’ And he said, ‘No, I don’t like mountain goat hunting, but I like to hang out with people who like mountain goat hunting.”
Mug shot from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Department. Cell phone photo of Perlman from J.M. Favata.
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I like turtles.
This guys a fool, good job Portland PD.
Fratenizing with people who like goats will get you in trouble every time.
Looking at his mugshot, he doesn’t look to be a very happy goat.
An absolutely absurd overreaction. Certainly one shouldn’t scribble on a petition, even if one already has a reputation as an irascible eccentric. But where were these crime-fighting superheroes when Adams was smashing up cars with his pants open and smelling of beer? Obviously Lee should have just said that this is a personal matter.
I can’t believe after the circus of predatory corruption that Adams has inflicted on this city that the very first person called to legal account for his actions in this whole stupid affair is going to be Lee Pearlman, for his scribble. Arrested.
Wouldn’t it be appropriate for Sam Adams or maybe his mouth piece Randy Leonard right about now to issue a statement condemning this type of behavior regarding the gathering of signatures in this legal democratic process of his own recall along with the Secretary of State having something public to say about apparent criminal interference with the democratic process of signature-gathering and our State Attorney Generals own words of wisdom?
I would think so.
Good work, PPD.
Pro-Sam or Anti-Sam, this was just a very stupid and selfish thing for a reporter (or anyone) to do. I’m happy to hear that he was arrested.
I don’t think that you of all people would be most concerned about stupidity and selfishness becoming the criteria for arrest.
So there’s other people that would be more concerned than me about that? Uhhh, ok. Yeah, I’m sure there probably are. What’s your point?
Now Mr Wuster can re-channel his efforts to recalling the funny Mr. Perlman. Not a bad idea at all.
But where were these crime-fighting superheroes when Adams was smashing up cars with his pants open and smelling of beer?
THE COPS WERE COVERING FOR HIM….ASK HIGHER UP COPS, NOT THE RANK-N- FILE ONES.
I want the AG to do this case as well, or we have another coverup of gigantic size.
I never thought Lee was the most stable person in the room. Great mug shot of the guy!
“We’re deeply disturbed that he thought he could silence eight citizens,” Wurster told the Mercury. “We’re going to prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law. Our attorneys are in contact with the DA’s office and the Secretary of State elections division to see if any [more serious] crimes have been perpetrated by Mr. Perlman.”
So now the recall goes from persecution to prosecution. I donated to Lee Perlman’s defense fund, you can too.
http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2009/08/13/help-bail-lee-perlman-out-of-jail
I don’t know if Lee is a fool, although the behavior is clearly foolish. I’ve experienced him as enabling and promoting nepotism, racism and unethical leadership in Portland though for far too long.
There is a question perhaps someone could answer for me.
WHO REALLY IS A SAM SUPPORTOR, WHAT DO THEY DO AS EMPLOYMENT WORKING HERE?
We know a certain Lee Perlman is a backer, what I want here is a show of hands, who are you, and certainly I suggest there will be a pattern or cross-section of people here, but lets see if I’m right.
Yes..the thread is about LEE PERLMAN, but it needs to be about “WHAT,and who, and why in detail you will not toss him out on his backside.
Check out the backseat of that guys car. I’d hate to see his home.
Actually, that backseat makes me want to see his copy. My car’s always piled with the most papers when I’m working on the best articles. It’s a matter of pride, really.