PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland attorney is accused of violating a court-issued stalking protective order, according to court records.
Edward Andrew Long, 40, who also goes by the name of Andrew Long, was arrested on Thursday by the Portland Police Bureau in downtown, according to court and jail records.
According to court records, on Oct. 6, 2017, a woman requested a stalking protection order against Long based on thousands of unwanted messages that included numerous threats.
Long represented himself during the hearing.
The court issued its final ruling and prohibited Long from having all forms of contact with the woman, specifically including waiting outside her home, property and place of work or school. Long was given official notice of the court’s decision on Nov. 21.
On Nov. 30, Portland police responded to a downtown apartment complex and spoke with the property manager, who told officers Long had been seen at the apartment complex where the woman was living. While the officer was on scene investigating, Long entered the lobby area and acknowledged that he had been served with the stalking protective order protecting the woman, according to court documents.
Long told police that he was staying the night at the downtown apartment complex and he had stayed there for several nights prior, according to court documents. Records show that Long “spontaneously stated that he did not know that [the woman named in the protection order] was living at the location.”
Police spoke with Long’s apartment manager. Records show that he lives about one block away from where the woman named in the protection order lived. Long’s apartment manager told police that Long has asked if he could confirm that the woman named in the protection ordered had moved to a new building.
Long claimed that he had seen a social media post that may have hinted at where the woman was living, according to court documents.
Police reviewed an email sent by Long to the woman’s apartment complex that read, “I realize you probably put [the woman] in there and I’m supposed to be all obsessed with her or something, but, actually, no; and, anyway, I expect to easily dispose of
that so it will be moot in a week, and then I can go after her attorney for frivolous litigation,” according to court documents.
This week, the Portland Tribune reported on the court-issued protection order. According to the paper, Long has reportedly sent text messages to the woman that included: “I will kill people if necessary” and “I will not relent until you relent or one of us dies.”
According to the Tribune, a woman who works for the federal government in Portland accused Long of raping her last year on a date, after meeting on Tinder, a dating app. Long spoke with the paper and denied the allegations.
On Friday, KOIN 6 News spoke with Long’s legal assistant by phone. She asked that her name not be used on-air or in print.
The legal assistant said both Long and the woman named in the protection order had lived separately in the same apartment building in downtown Portland. The woman in the protection order later moved out of the building, but unbeknownst to either Long or his legal assistant, moved into a building one block away from her former unit, Long’s assistant claimed.
According to Long’s legal assistant, Long has been staying in various downtown hotels because his specific apartment unit has had bathroom complications that require repair from the property management.
Long’s legal assistant claims she was the one who found a 2-bedroom unit that was posted on a travel website and offered for rent. She booked it for Long. The 2 bedroom unit happened to be in the same building apartment building in which the woman named in the protection order had also moved into.
According to Long’s assistant, one bedroom was going to be for him and the other would be for her if she ever needed a place to stay on nights that required to her to stay late in downtown because she lives in East Multnomah County.
She calls the allegations against Long “ridiculous” and “bull crap.”
“He wants nothing to do with her,” Long’s legal assistant said. “Everyone has taken him out of context. He has a very complex mind and unless you know him, he’s not a harm.”
On Nov. 6, the Oregon State Bar issued a press release informing the public that it was seeking an emergency suspension of Long’s attorney license “citing a potential public threat.”
The petition was filed with the Oregon Supreme Court.
“The alleged conduct cited in the petition includes: harassment and threats of violence against several individuals; using his position of authority to seek intimate relations with clients and employees; misuse of client funds; appearing grossly intoxicated in court; refusing to cooperate with a bar-mandated assistance program for impaired lawyers; engaging in frequent binge drinking and/or smoking methamphetamine in his Portland law office,” the public OSB statement reads.
Records show that Long is still an active member with the bar. A spokesperson said via email on Friday that Long has the opportunity to respond to the Bar’s allegations – which he has not done.
“We remain very concerned about the threat of public harm,” OSB spokesperson Kateri Walsh said.
According to court records, Long was arraigned on Friday before Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Jerry B. Hodson. A trial readiness hearing was scheduled for Jan. 5, 2018.
Long remains in custody at the Multnomah County Detention Center. His bail is set at $50,000
Current clients of Long with questions about how to protect themselves or their legal interests can contact the OSB’s Client Assistance Office by calling 503.620.0222.