Julie Winters, a 47-year-old resident of Portland, pleaded guilty to felony intimidation of a federal officer and resisting arrest, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
Court documents state that on June 24, 2025, Winters confronted officers at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. During this encounter, she brandished a large knife and swung it back and forth at officers in an attempt to intimidate them.
On August 20, 2025, Winters visited the Pretrial Services Office after violating conditions of her pretrial release. Federal law enforcement tried to arrest her on a federal warrant. She resisted by making forcible contact with U.S. Deputy Marshals as they attempted to take her into custody.
Winters is scheduled for sentencing in December 2025 before a U.S. District Court Judge.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Protective Service, ICE, and the United States Marshals Service. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
