White supremacist, Jeremy Joseph Christian, jailed in fatal Portland train stabbing of three people, two of them fatal
Oregon authorities jail suspect in fatal Portland train stabbing
Jeremy Joseph Christian has been charged with two counts aggravated murder, two counts second-degree intimidation, one count attempted aggravated murder
Christian, 35, allegedly stabbed three fellow train commuters on Friday
53-year-old Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, 23, died as result of their injuries
21-year-old Micah David-Cole Fletcher He remains hospitalized with serious, but non life-threatening injuries
Christian known to have ties with white supremacist groups was also charged as a felon in possession of a restricted firearm and held without bail
The suspect allegedly targeted and harassed two Muslim women during the morning commute
Christian whose priors includes felony robbery, kidnapping and weapon convictions, subsequently slit the throats of two and stabbed a third person who intervened before attempting to flee
Jeremy Joseph Christian allegedly, went on a stabbing rampage, Friday which left two people dead and one injured
a light rail train that left two people dead and another injured after they tried to intervene when the suspect launched into a hate-filled tirade.
Jeremy Joseph Christian was charged with two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of second-degree intimidation and one count each of attempted aggravated murder and being a felon in possession of a restricted firearm, according to Portland Police. He is being held without bail in the Multnomah County Detention Center.
Brandishing a knife Jeremy christian fatally stabbed two people Friday, and seriously injured another after the victims tried to stop him from hurling slurs at two women aboard a light rail train, police said.
Speaking on Sunday, Destinee Magnum, one of the girls targeted by white supremacist Jeremy Christian on board a light rail train in Portland, on Sunday thanked the Good Samaritans who died trying to protect her and her Muslim friend
No stranger to law-breaking: Jeremy Christian’s tendency to flirt with criminality is recorded on this board of arrest mugshots, spanning years
A third victim, 21-year-old Micah David-Cole Fletcher remains in a Portland hospital being treated for serious, but non life-threatening injuries.
The suspect was arrested as he tried to flee the train.
The incident occurred while the Christian was riding on a MAX light rail train. Witnesses said he was targeting two women whom police said were possibly Muslim — one of whom was wearing a hijab.
City of Portland employee and Army veteran Ricky John Best, died at the scene
23-year-old Myrddin Namkai Meche died in hospital shortly after the train attack
Youngest victim Micah David-Cole Fletcher, survived the attack with serious injuries
The victims tried to calm the man down, cops said. But he wasn’t having it, and stabbed them before trying to take off.
The Portland Mercury reports that Jeremy Christian is fairly well-known in the area as a white supremacist with extreme right-wing views. He was spotted at a “March for Free Speech” in Montavilla last month, armed with a baseball bat and wearing an American flag as a cape.
Racist killer ‘Nihilist’ Jeremy Joseph Christian goes no a racist rant, last month
Christian will be arraigned Monday.
The fatal incident unfolded on a MAX light rail train — witnesses said a man began targeting a pair of women who police said were possibly Muslim. One of them was sporting a hijab at the time.
Both women fled the scene before officers arrived.
“In the midst of his ranting and raving, some people approached him and appeared to try to intervene with his behavior and some of the people he was yelling at,” Sgt. Pete Simpson told the Oregonian.
“They were attacked viciously.”
Jeremy Joseph Christian’s fascist antics was recorded on April 29 at the right-wing “March for Free Speech” on 82nd Avenue in Montavilla
Jeremy Christian giving Nazi salute, April 29
Police officer confiscates Christian’s baseball bat after he did the ‘Unchristianly’ act of going after left wing protesters with the bat
The suspect whose criminal record includes felony robbery, kidnapping and weapon convictions, slit two of the victims’ throats before trying to escape. Police arrested him in Portland around 4:30 p.m. as he tried to flee on foot and turned him over to homicide detectives.
In a twist of irony, the suspect’s mother, Mary Christin, told the Huffington Post early Saturday she struggled to believe that her son could be capable of the train attack.
Cops investigate the deadly stabbing on a Metropolitan Area Express train, Friday in Portland, Ore.
“It’s scary,” she said. “I can’t imagine he would do anything like this, unless he was on drugs or something. He’s been in prison, he’s always been spouting anti-establishment stuff but he’s a nice person. I just can’t imagine.”
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