A Cornelius man who grabbed state Sen. Janeen Sollman's glasses off her face at a Forest Grove town hall will serve two years of supervised probation.

Pedro Garcia-Balderrama, 28, pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 1, to misdemeanor second-degree disorderly conduct in Washington County Circuit Court, the Washington County District Attorney's Office announced Oct. 2. A separate harassment charge was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.

The confrontation took place Aug. 8 at a community forum Sollman hosted at Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove. The DA's office said Garcia-Balderrama shouted profanities and made disruptive comments on several topics. After a verbal exchange, he approached Sollman, grabbed her glasses and slammed them to the ground.

Sollman told Your Oregon News she asked Garcia-Balderrama to sit down or leave. He got in her face, told her to shut up and used profanity, she said. She moved away because she thought he was going to try to hit her before he grabbed her glasses and threw them into nearby bushes. Sollman said the disruption lasted about 10 minutes in front of roughly a dozen attendees.

Forest Grove police arrested Garcia-Balderrama near the event without incident.

Washington County Circuit Judge Rebecca Guptill sentenced Garcia-Balderrama to two years of formal probation and ordered him to undergo anger management treatment, have no contact with Sollman and pay restitution. Court records show the restitution amount has not been determined. Sollman told The Oregonian she declined to accept restitution.

"My hope is that this case raises awareness of the need to address rising political tension and violence, but especially all forms of violence against women," Sollman said in a statement to The Oregonian.

Garcia-Balderrama had initially pleaded not guilty Aug. 13 to both the harassment and disorderly conduct charges.

The incident drew bipartisan condemnation from Oregon lawmakers, KOIN reported. Washington County Commissioner Pam Treece and Forest Grove Mayor Malynda Wenzl relocated a scheduled listening session after what KOIN described as a "security-related request from the original venue."

Garcia-Balderrama had confronted Sollman over issues including data centers and immigration enforcement, topics that have fueled tensions across Washington County in recent months, filling public meetings and drawing sharp criticism of local leaders, as OPB reported. Sollman, a Hillsboro Democrat, lost her May 2026 primary to Democratic challenger Myrna Muñoz after facing scrutiny over legislation critics said favored data center development on farmland. Sollman said the legislation was not about data centers.

After the August confrontation, Muñoz faced criticism for expressing sympathy for Garcia-Balderrama online. She later told OPB she condemned political violence. Sollman will leave the Oregon Legislature by January.

Garcia-Balderrama's attorney did not respond to a request for comment, OPB reported.

Residents who witness a crime or disturbance can call the Washington County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line at 503-629-0111 or dial 911 for emergencies.