PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland man made his first federal court appearance on Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a federal officer near South Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.

Officials said 38-year-old Alexander Jay Boyce was charged by criminal complaint with the felony offense of assaulting a federal officer.

According to court documents, on the night of October 5, Boyce was among a group of people encroaching the driveway of the ICE facility. After officers gave several warnings, telling the group to stay off federal property, Boyce allegedly spat on an officer’s helmet, leading to his immediate arrest.

“Nobody spits on the brave men and women of federal law enforcement and gets away with it. If you spit on a federal law enforcement officer, you will be hit

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