On Tuesday, a federal judge in Portland denied the transfer of a criminal case against a man who is accused of randomly attacking a security guard at the Pioneer Courthouse in 2023 from Oregon.
Because he is accused of striking a federal officer and targeting a federal courtroom, Jett A. Thomas argued that judges in Oregon would be biased against him and sought a judge outside of the U.S. District Court to hear his case.
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