PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge has ruled in favor of a Portland hotel maintenance worker seeking damages after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, wearing a sweatshirt with a ‘hoodie’ over his head, pointed a handgun at his chest when he knocked on the hotel room door in response to a request to unblock a faulty toilet.

Damages Will Not Exceed $1 Million

U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson will determine damages at a future hearing, but is limited to granting a maximum of $1 million in this case.

Christopher Frison, a chief maintenance engineer at the hotel, arrived at Room 428 at the Residence Inn by Marriott in North Portland at 5 p.m. on July 27, 2020.

His court testimony is that he knocked on the door several times, called out his name, and that he was from maintenance. Frison sa

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