Portland 18-Year-Old Appears in Court on Terrorism Charges After Plotting to Assassinate ICE Agents, Decapitate Them to Recruit Others (VIDEO)
Rayden Tanner Coleman appears in an Oregon court on terrorism charges after planning the assassination of ICE agents
Rayden Tanner Coleman appeared in an Oregon court on Friday, where he faces 15 felony charges, including domestic terrorism counts related to an alleged plot to assassinate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Coleman was arrested earlier this week after authorities say he made statements about planning to kill ICE agents and bring their severed heads to a Native American reservation as a means of recruiting others.
Columbia County District Attorney Joshua Pond said during the hearing that this is believed to be the first case charged under Oregon’s domestic terrorism statute.
Prosecutors also stated that investigators recovered a hatchet that Coleman allegedly intended to use “for the stated purpose of decapitating agents.” Coleman pleaded not guilty to all charges.
According to an individual familiar with Coleman, he became increasingly radicalized following the deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, who were shot by federal immigration agents in Minnesota during protests connected to immigration enforcement actions.
Authorities allege that Coleman admitted he planned to kill ICE agents and had assembled materials including a rifle, components for Molotov cocktails, weapons, surveillance equipment, and camouflage clothing. He was arrested in connection with what officials described as preparations to carry out attacks on ICE personnel.
Investigators also reported finding a manifesto during Coleman’s arrest associated with a group calling itself the “Cascadia Rangers Coalition,” which allegedly described plans to behead agents and keep their heads as trophies.
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