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Cops arrest Marquise ‘Keese’ Love for ‘kicking Portland pickup truck driver in the head and knocking him unconscious’

THE 25-year-old Portland protester accused of kicking a pickup truck driver in the head in a shocking viral video was arrested on Friday.

Portland charged with - assault, coercion and riot.

Marquise 'Keese' Love was charged with three felonies
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Marquise 'Keese' Love was charged with three felonies
Love, 25, was wanted by Portland police
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Love, 25, was wanted by Portland police Credit: Portland Police Bureau

His bail was set at $260,000.

Love was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center shortly after 5:30am, according to . The suspect reportedly turned himself in following a four-day manhunt.

Portland Police Bureau launched a manhunt for Love after a video showed a driver being dragged from his pickup and beaten unconscious at a rally on Sunday night.

The driver, , was allegedly beaten unconscious by BLM protesters, who claimed he had been trying to run them over.

Love has a long rap sheet
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Love has a long rap sheetCredit: Instagram
He allegedly violently attacked Haner in Portland
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He allegedly violently attacked Haner in PortlandCredit: Kalen D’Almeida/Storyful

Haner was driving a truck near protesters in Portland, , and crashed it into a sidewalk in the downtown area.

He was then pulled from the car before Love allegedly punched and kicked him in the head.

Graphic video posted to Twitter shows a group of protesters throwing the man to the ground before one violently kicks him in the head, which appears to knock him unconscious.

Other video shows medics tending to the man, who can be seen bleeding from the head.

One of the people helping the man shouts for bystanders to call 911.

Haner was severely injured during the attack at a BLM rally
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Haner was severely injured during the attack at a BLM rallyCredit: Facebook
Love is a former security guard
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Love is a former security guardCredit: Facebook

Protesters claimed the man was trying to hit them with his car before the violent altercation, the  reported.

However, the driver denied that he was targeting protesters.

In one of the videos, he can be heard saying, "I ain't tryna hurt no one," before he was knocked out.

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