Portland train killer sentenced after outburst in court
Before the sentencing, Christian stated to the court that he accepted no guilt for the killings. “I do regret that two people died, but I do not regret my actions that led to their death,” he said.
Christian’s outburst Tuesday came during a statement by Demetria Hester, who suffered a serious eye injury when he struck her with a bottle the day before his deadly rampage.
Hester, a Black woman, described him as a white supremacist and a plague on society, then said, “When you die and go to hell, I hope you rot.”
Christian responded: “See you there.” Then he jumped up, pulled off his face mask and yelled, “I should have killed you!” — adding a misogynist slur.
Christian had also yelled during his 2017 arraignment. Facing a courtroom that included Micah Fletcher, the surviving victim of the stabbing, he shouted, “Free speech or die, Portland! You’ve got no safe place. This is America. Get out if you don’t like free speech.” He continued: “Death to the enemies of America! Death to Antifa! You call it terrorism, I call it patriotism. Die!”