Oregon Teen Accused of Plotting Attacks on ICE Agents and Making Destructive Devices

According to court documents, 18-year-old Rayden Tanner Coleman allegedly told roommates that he would cut off the heads of ICE agents in Portland and show the severed heads to the people on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in North Central Oregon.

The police became involved when a concerned parent of one of the young man’s roommates contacted them.

According to the police, Coleman, from St. Helens, was angered by high-profile incidents involving ICE and other federal officers and created a manifesto to recruit people to his cause.

He Allegedly Posted His Intentions to Kill ICE Agents on the Discord App

Court documents reveal that the roommate showed messages that Coleman posted on the Discord app, stating that he was going to “kill any ICE agents” who were killing or kidnapping civilians.

The concern of roommates grew when Coleman allegedly started bringing knives and glass bottles weighted with sand for Molotov cocktails into the apartment they shared.

Coleman also allegedly stated that he wanted to obtain camouflage clothing and night vision goggles, and create a separate country called the Cascadia Rangers Coalition, based at Warm Springs.

Police Seized Surveillance Equipment at a Traffic Stop

St. Helens Police organized a traffic stop at Avamere Assisted Living, where Coleman works, on February 4. Coleman was arrested after the police seized surveillance equipment and glass bottles from the trunk of his vehicle.

Court documents state that Coleman admitted his plans to kill ICE agents. He also admitted to making statements about severing the heads of federal officers, but said he had no intention of following through with that plan.

Coleman is charged with an attempt to commit a crime, six counts of possession of a destructive device, and six counts of the manufacture of a destructive device.

Coleman is ordered held on $400,000 bail and will have a pretrial hearing tomorrow (Wednesday), with the trial date set for March 31.