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Second motorcyclist arrested after shooting at police

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Salem police arrested a second motorcyclist on Wednesday on suspicion of firing a gun into the air last week in front of police investigating a stolen motorcycle case.

Brian Lee English, 28, of Salem, was arraigned Thursday in Marion County District Court on charges of unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and illegal possession of a weapon.

On July 11, police officers investigated the theft of motorcycles at a warehouse in the 1800 block of Southeast 22nd Street.

Detectives found a stolen motorcycle and arrested two adults and a teenager.

Two adults and a teenager attempted to flee in a vehicle but were arrested, police said.

While the police were investigating, two motorcyclists drove near the camp, according to the police report. One of the men fired a gun into the air in front of the officers.

The two motorcyclists fled. After a chase, police arrested 25-year-old Zayn Free Bristow of Mill City. A second motorcyclist, whom police later identified as an Englishman, fled.

English was found outside a residence in the 1500 block of Northeast B Street on Wednesday. After attempting to flee, he was soon caught and arrested.

A backpack was confiscated near English’s hiding place from police and officers found a pistol inside, a police statement said.

English has been in the Marion County Jail since Thursday afternoon in lieu of $30,000 bail.

Contact reporter Joe Siess: (email protected) or 503-335-7790.

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Joe Siess is a reporter with the Salem Reporter. Joe joined the Salem Reporter in 2024 and primarily covers city and county government, but loves a surprise. Joe previously reported for the Redmond Spokesman, the Bulletin in Bend, Klamath Falls Herald and News, and the Malheur Enterprise. He was born in Independence, MO, where the Oregon Trail officially begins, and grew up in the Kansas City area.

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