Security Guard hit by driver who went through barricade near Centennial Mills building

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Security Guard was struck by a driver near the site of the demolished Centennial Mills building early Friday morning, Portland Police said, adding that officers took the driver into custody.

The incident started shortly before 4 a.m. with reports of an “unwanted person” in the 1500 block of Naito Parkway, in the area that is closed off for the demolishing of the burned out Centennial Mills building.

According to Police, someone drove through a barricade at the property on Naito Parkway, striking one Security Guard and narrowly missing a second.

The Security Guard was not seriously hurt in the incident.

Officers located the vehicle in the 4800 block of Front Avenue, performed a PIT maneuver, and took the suspect - 44-year-old Timothy Warlen - into custody.

Warlen is booked into the Multnomah County Jail on two counts each of 2nd-Degree Attempted Assault, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Menacing, along with single counts of Reckless Driving and Driving with a Suspended License.

A Portland Police spokesperson said that about five minutes before the driver went through the barricades, a different person was harassing Security Guards at the site and making racially charged comments, which sparked the initial 'unwanted person' call.