Oregon Man Charged with Harassing Two Different Black People, Threatening to ‘Murder’ One
An Oregon, man is now facing charges after threatening and making racist remarks toward Black people in two separate incidents and breaking a glass door of a downtown business last week. According to a statement from Springfield police spokesperson Kris Seibel, obtained by The Register-Guard, 52-year-old Michael Joseph Schlimmer, who is Asian, threatened a Black man and his girlfriend with a knife in downtown Springfield. The couple, who were able to get away, told police that the man was brandishing a knife and making racist remarks at them..
Police officials told the news outlet that around the same time frame they received another call about a man breaking the glass door of a nearby business, Bobbi’s VIP Room. The suspect’s description fit that of Schlimmer’s, however, the individual left the scene before police could arrive. Witnesses told police that Schlimmer came up behind a Black woman who was not identified but was playing a video lottery game when he whispered in her ear that he would “murder” her. The woman turned around, and she says he threatened her with his fist and acted aggressively.
Schlimmer was found two blocks away and taken into custody. He confirmed the allegations made by the victims and witnesses according to the police report. Lane County district attorney charged Schlimmer on Friday, July 9, with two counts of a first-degree bias crime, four counts of menacing, two counts of second-degree disorderly conduct, unlawful use of a weapon, and criminal mischief.
Oregon statutes define a first-degree bias crime: “A person commits a bias crime in the first degree if the person intentionally, because of the person’s perception of another person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, places another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury.”
In a statement Police Chief Andrew Shearer told The Register-Guard, “This behavior is appalling and will not be tolerated by SPD or the Springfield community. Everyone in our community has the right to be safe.”
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