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Mayor aims to nix free-speech rally in wake of killings
By MARTHA BELLISLE
Associated Press
The mayor of Portland on
Monday urged U.S. officials
and organizers to cancel a
“Trump Free Speech Rally”
and other similar events,
saying they are inappropriate
and could be dangerous
after two men were stabbed
to death on a train as they
tried to help a pair of young
women targeted by an anti-
Muslim tirade.
Mayor Ted Wheeler said
he hopes the victims will
inspire “changes in the polit-
ical dialogue in this country.”
It comes amid a wider
debate in the U.S. about the
First Amendment, often in
liberal cities like Portland
and Berkeley, California, and
on college campuses, where
violent protests between
far-right and far-left protesters
have derailed appearances by
contentious figures.
Taliesin Myrddin Namkai
Meche, 23, and Ricky John
Best, 53, were killed Friday
as they tried to stop Jeremy
Joseph
Christian
from
harassing the women, one of
whom was wearing a hijab,
authorities say. Another who
stepped in was seriously
injured.
Christian’s social media
postings indicate an affinity
for Nazis and political
violence. He is accused of
aggravated murder, intimi-
dation — the state equivalent
of a hate crime — and being
a felon in possession of a
weapon and is scheduled to
be in court Tuesday.
The federal government
has issued a permit for the
free-speech rally Saturday
AP Photos/Gillian Flaccus
Coco Douglas, 8, leaves a handmade sign and rocks she painted at a memorial in
Portland on Saturday for two bystanders who were stabbed to death Friday while
trying to stop a man who was yelling anti-Muslim slurs and acting aggressively
toward two young women.
and has
yet
to
give a
permit
for an
event
J u n e
10. The
mayor
says his
Jeremy Christian m a i n
concern
was participants “coming to
peddle a message of hatred,”
saying hate speech is not
protected by the Constitution.
A Facebook page for the
event says there would be
speakers and live music in
“one of the most liberal areas
on the West Coast.” It says it
will feature Kyle Chapman,
who describes himself as an
American nationalist and
ardent supporter of President
Donald Trump.
Chapman was arrested at a
March 4 protest in Berkeley,
the birthplace of the U.S.
free speech movement in
the 1960s that has become
a flashpoint for the extreme
left and right since Trump’s
election.
The University of Cali-
fornia, Berkeley, has been
criticized for canceling an
appearance by conservative
commentator Ann Coulter
in April and another by
right-wing provocateur Milo
Yiannopoulos in February.
It canceled Coulter’s speech
amid threats of violence,
fearing a repeat of rioting
ahead of the Yiannopoulos
event.
Trump has condemned the
stabbing, writing Monday on
Twitter: “The violent attacks
in Portland on Friday are
unacceptable. The victims
were standing up to hate and
intolerance. Our prayers are
w/ them.”
Wheeler said he appre-
ciated Trump’s words but
stressed the need for action.
“I hope we rise to the
memory of these two
gentlemen who lost their
lives,” the mayor told
reporters. “Let’s do them
honor by standing with them
and carrying on their legacy
of standing up to hate and
bigotry and violence.”
The mother of one of
the targets of the rant said
she was overwhelmed with
gratitude and sadness for the
strangers who died defending
her daughter, 16-year-old
Destinee Mangum.
Mangum told news
station KPTV that she
and her 17-year-old friend
were riding the train when
Christian started yelling at
them. She said her friend is
Muslim, but she’s not.
“He told us to go back to
Saudi Arabia, and he told us
we shouldn’t be here, to get
out of his country,” Mangum
said. “He was just telling us
that we basically weren’t
anything and that we should
kill ourselves.”
The teens moved toward
the back of the train,
preparing to get off at the
next stop.
“And then we turned
around while they were
fighting, and he just started
stabbing people, and it was
just blood everywhere, and
we just started running for
our lives,” Mangum said.
Micah
David-Cole
Fletcher, 21, was stabbed
in the neck. His girlfriend,
Miranda Helm, told The
Oregonian/OregonLive
that he was recovering his
strength in the hospital.
Telephone messages left
at the home of Christian’s
mother Sunday and Monday
were not returned. It was not
clear if he had a lawyer yet.
A day before the attack,
cellphone video confirmed
by police Sgt. Pete Simpson
shows
Christian
using
expletives as he rants about
Muslims, Christians and
Jews on a train. At one
point, he threatens to stab the
driver of the train Thursday,
according to video from
a passenger posted by TV
station KOIN.
Simpson says police also
are investigating an incident
that day involving Christian
and a black woman on the
train, but he didn’t imme-
diately respond to emails
seeking additional details.
Christian served prison
time after holding up
employees at a convenience
store with a gun in 2002,
court records show. He went
back after pleading guilty
in 2011 to being a felon in
possession of a firearm. He
was behind bars again in
2013 for violating a condi-
tion of his release, according
to court records.
Tomica Clark told The
Oregonian/OregonLive that
she has known Christian
since elementary school.
She said she was surprised
to hear people call Christian
racist. Clark is black and said
Christian had many black
friends.
“He never disrespected
me,” Clark said, but added
that he changed after he got
out of prison.
“Prison took the real him
away,” she said.
BRIEFLY
Man killed after pickup
drives over angry campers
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 20-year-old
man who was intentionally run over at a Grays
Harbor County campground has died of his
injuries.
KOMO-TV reports that Jimmy Smith-
Kramer of Taholah was one of two victims run
over by a pickup truck Saturday.
Tacoma General Hospital officials
confirmed he had died late Sunday.
The second victim, a 19-year-old Aberdeen
man, reportedly is in critical condition.
The incident took place at the Donkey
Creek Campground.
trap has been barred from hunting in
Washington for two years.
The Seattle Times reported Saturday that
the WDFW has stripped Ronald D. Wentz of
his hunting privileges for the 2016 incident.
Campers were upset at 1:30 a.m. Saturday
because of a pickup was doing doughnuts on a
gravel bar in the campground.
The Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office says
there was an argument and a camper threw a
rock at the truck.
Investigators say the driver then backed up
toward the campers and ran over the two men
and then fled.
Mother dies in crash after son
fell asleep at the wheel
RITZVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A mother
was killed after her son fell asleep at the wheel
along U.S. Highway 395 in Adams County.
The Spokesman-Review reports that
Jaciel Parra Medina was driving south
of Ritzville, Washington at about 5 a.m.
Monday when the SUV he was driving left
Man who shot caged cougar
loses hunting rights
SEATTLE (AP) — A Redmond man who
shot and killed a cougar in a Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife research
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
WEDNESDAY
Variable clouds, a
shower; warm
Cooler with clouds
and sun
90° 55°
72° 56°
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
A morning shower;
some sun
Partly sunny and
pleasant
SATURDAY
Partly sunny and
nice
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
71° 50°
74° 47°
80° 49°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
78° 60°
93° 56°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
89°
74°
103° (1897)
51°
50°
34° (1924)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.93"
1.29"
9.14"
5.54"
6.40"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
LOW
94°
76°
99° (1983)
50°
50°
33° (1951)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.43"
1.05"
6.31"
4.23"
5.04"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
First
Full
June 1
June 9
80° 48°
85° 52°
Seattle
61/51
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
78° 53°
5:10 a.m.
8:35 p.m.
10:38 a.m.
12:25 a.m.
Last
New
June 17 June 23
Today
Spokane
Wenatchee
88/57
88/58
Tacoma
Moses
61/48
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 95/58
86/56
56/50
59/47
93/54
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
58/50
94/58 Lewiston
96/57
Astoria
93/61
58/50
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
65/53
Pendleton 85/52
The Dalles 93/56
90/55
76/55
La Grande
Salem
89/56
64/48
Albany
Corvallis 63/47
65/47
John Day
90/54
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
94/61
63/45
78/44
Caldwell
Burns
93/61
87/47
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Salem
Spokane
Ukiah
Vancouver
Walla Walla
Yakima
Hi
58
87
78
57
87
85
63
88
93
90
76
89
86
73
56
60
94
96
90
65
81
64
88
87
62
94
93
Lo
50
51
44
48
47
52
45
52
56
54
46
56
52
53
47
50
61
55
55
53
43
48
57
48
52
58
54
W
c
pc
c
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
c
pc
c
c
pc
s
pc
c
c
t
pc
pc
c
c
c
pc
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Wed.
Hi
63
73
71
58
69
72
71
72
78
71
67
71
69
78
59
63
85
79
72
74
73
72
71
68
72
75
82
Lo
52
47
46
50
44
49
52
50
60
49
44
51
49
55
50
52
58
56
56
56
45
54
54
46
56
59
53
W
c
pc
c
c
pc
sh
c
pc
pc
pc
c
pc
pc
c
c
c
pc
pc
pc
c
c
c
pc
pc
c
pc
c
WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Hi
77
86
83
69
75
62
74
79
80
63
82
Lo
58
78
61
53
59
45
53
57
61
51
71
W
sh
pc
s
pc
t
pc
t
s
pc
s
pc
Wed.
Hi
94
87
83
70
70
63
75
79
78
61
80
Lo
61
80
58
53
57
53
58
59
63
51
69
W
s
sh
s
s
t
r
s
s
pc
pc
c
WINDS
Medford
73/53
(in mph)
Klamath Falls
76/46
Boardman
Pendleton
REGIONAL FORECAST
Eastern Washington: Intervals of clouds
and sunshine today; however, increasing
clouds across the south.
Cascades: Cloudy and cooler today; a pass-
ing shower across the north.
Northern California: Partly sunny today.
Rain and drizzle in the interior mountains
tonight.
Wednesday
WSW 8-16
W 6-12
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Coastal Oregon: More clouds than sun
today; a morning shower in spots across
the north.
Eastern and Central Oregon: A shower across the north
today; increasing clouds in central parts and near the
Cascades. Sun in the south and upper Treasure Valley.
Western Washington: Times of clouds and
sun today with a couple of showers. A brief
shower or two tonight.
Today
NW 6-12
E 4-8
1
4
6
6
4
1
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.
0-2, Low
3-5, Moderate 6-7, High;
8-10, Very High;
11+, Extreme
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-
ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
-10s
-0s
showers t-storms
0s
10s
rain
20s
flurries
30s
40s
snow
ice
50s
60s
cold front
70s
80s
90s
100s
warm front stationary front
110s
high
low
National Summary: Showers and storms will drench areas from Texas to southeastern
Virginia and from the Upper Midwest to the central Appalachians today. Storms will dot the
Rockies as showers dampen the Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 107° in Needles, Calif.
Low 22° in Ryegate, Mont.
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Hi
80
78
65
70
76
79
93
62
89
80
71
74
90
75
74
86
60
63
86
86
74
91
78
101
87
75
Lo
57
65
60
60
50
64
63
55
69
56
51
57
70
50
54
65
36
43
73
71
54
69
54
76
63
59
W
t
t
c
t
s
t
s
c
t
sh
t
pc
pc
pc
pc
t
sh
c
sh
t
pc
t
t
s
pc
pc
Wed.
Hi
74
84
72
78
85
84
84
68
86
76
70
71
88
81
69
84
66
75
86
87
72
89
80
96
87
72
Lo
55
66
60
56
57
66
59
59
68
53
51
52
71
52
50
63
42
50
73
72
52
69
63
71
67
59
W
t
pc
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
sh
t
pc
s
sh
c
t
pc
t
pc
s
pc
t
s
t
s
s
t
pc
Today
Hi
Louisville
82
Memphis
86
Miami
92
Milwaukee
69
Minneapolis
61
Nashville
85
New Orleans
81
New York City
64
Oklahoma City
86
Omaha
79
Philadelphia
70
Phoenix
102
Portland, ME
56
Providence
67
Raleigh
82
Rapid City
72
Reno
87
Sacramento
80
St. Louis
80
Salt Lake City
87
San Diego
68
San Francisco
65
Seattle
61
Tucson
99
Washington, DC 75
Wichita
81
Lo
60
66
80
51
49
63
71
59
62
49
61
76
50
55
64
43
57
55
59
63
62
55
51
67
64
61
W
pc
pc
t
sh
c
pc
t
c
pc
s
c
pc
c
c
t
s
pc
pc
t
s
pc
pc
sh
pc
t
t
Wed.
Hi
80
85
91
68
72
83
83
75
87
80
79
101
63
72
85
79
71
79
81
91
69
69
70
99
79
85
Lo
58
68
79
53
53
62
73
60
66
60
59
77
52
58
63
52
51
55
64
65
62
56
55
68
61
67
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
W
s
t
pc
pc
s
t
c
pc
c
s
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
s
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