MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. – Deputies with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) have arrested a 28-year-old man who is accused of biting a sheriff’s deputy in the hand.

At approximately 2:41 pm. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, the City of Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Communications (BOEC) received information about an unwanted person in the 200 block of Southwest Cherry Park Road in Troutdale.

Based on the preliminary investigation, a man, later identified as 28-year-old Mackenzie Parrish-Civil, was reportedly on private property. His motives for being there remain under investigation.

A MCSO deputy attempted to contact Parrish-Civil and told him he needed a permit if he was doing door-to-door sales in Troutdale. The deputy asked Parrish-Civil to leave and not return.

Approximately three hours after the initial call, deputies received information that Parrish-Civil had returned. The caller further alleged that when her husband asked Parrish-Civil to leave, he threatened harm against her husband.

Deputies established probable cause to arrest Parrish-Civil. When deputies attempted to do so, he is accused of running away and refusing to comply with orders to stop and cooperate.  

MCSO deputies set up a perimeter to prevent Parrish-Civil from escaping, at which time he is accused of charging one of the deputies on scene.

Having exhausted their de-escalation efforts, a deputy deployed a conductive energy weapon (CEW), commonly known as a taser, bringing Parrish-Civil to the ground.

While deputies attempted to take Parrish-Civil into custody, he fought with deputies, biting one of them on the hand twice.

Once deputies got Parrish-Civil into handcuffs, he became cooperative.

Paramedics responded and checked on both the bitten MCSO deputy and Parrish-Civil. Neither needed transport to the hospital.

Deputies booked Parrish-Civil into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges that include assaulting a public safety officer, resisting arrest, interfering with a peace officer, and menacing.

 Charges are only allegations, and every arrested person is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. 

The information contained in this news release is based on a preliminary review of the details available to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. As the investigation progresses, information may change.