Posted on Sep 13, 2023
Man charged with stabbing Black teens on MAX train rejected from jail 3 times prior
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Adrian Cummins was supposed to be in jail when he uttered a racist slur and then stabbed two Black teenagers on a Portland light rail train on Sept. 2, Multnomah County prosecutors alleged in court records.
In fact, police officers arrested and took Cummins to the Multnomah County Detention Center at least three times on different charges in the weeks leading up to the stabbings. Each time, the county’s Correctional Health Division prevented the jail from booking Cummins, 25, into the facility, citing unspecified medical conditions.
Cummins, who is white, was indicted by a Multnomah County grand jury last Friday on charges that include attempted murder, assault, robbery and bias, Oregon’s statute for hate crimes.
In fact, police officers arrested and took Cummins to the Multnomah County Detention Center at least three times on different charges in the weeks leading up to the stabbings. Each time, the county’s Correctional Health Division prevented the jail from booking Cummins, 25, into the facility, citing unspecified medical conditions.
Cummins, who is white, was indicted by a Multnomah County grand jury last Friday on charges that include attempted murder, assault, robbery and bias, Oregon’s statute for hate crimes.
Man charged with stabbing Black teens on MAX train rejected from jail 3 times prior
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Finally, on Aug. 30, Cummins was stopped by Portland Police officers again after jay-walking. Officers saw he had a warrant for his arrest related to the July 7 knife incident at Union Station. For the third time, he was denied booking into the jail “due to an abscess in his mouth,” the police report states.
After the Sept. 2 stabbings on the TriMet light rail train, Cummins was arrested by Portland Police and brought for a fourth time to Multnomah County Detention Center. Records show he was booked into custody at 12:17 a.m. on Sept. 3.
Multnomah County declined to say what changed with Cummins during the course of three days that made it medically possible to book him into custody."
..."Finally, on Aug. 30, Cummins was stopped by Portland Police officers again after jay-walking. Officers saw he had a warrant for his arrest related to the July 7 knife incident at Union Station. For the third time, he was denied booking into the jail “due to an abscess in his mouth,” the police report states.
After the Sept. 2 stabbings on the TriMet light rail train, Cummins was arrested by Portland Police and brought for a fourth time to Multnomah County Detention Center. Records show he was booked into custody at 12:17 a.m. on Sept. 3.
Multnomah County declined to say what changed with Cummins during the course of three days that made it medically possible to book him into custody."
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Strange, seems like this could have been prevented. We're not getting all of the information. What in the world is the "Correctional Health Division" and why do they determine who is incarcerated? You get what you vote for...
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