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Suspect told police an AR-15 was to be delivered Feb. 5 and that he would have carried out his threats if armed, DHS says

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Interview transcripts, charging documents, or police statements corroborate that the suspect admitted the AR-15 delivery due Feb. 5, 2026 and stated he would have carried out the threats.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced an investigation after Rayden Colemen, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in Oregon following a traffic stop where police found materials to make Molotov cocktails and knives; he allegedly authored a manifesto plotting to kill ICE personnel at the Portland ICE office and said an AR-15 was due for delivery. Coleman was arrested on state charges — six counts of manufacturing a destructive device and two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree assault — and the case is under investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemned rhetoric she said incites violence and cited large percentage increases in assaults and death threats against ICE and CBP officers.
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DHS’s official press release states that during an interview the suspect admitted an AR-15–style rifle was due to be delivered on February 5, 2026 and that, had he possessed the rifle, he would have carried out his threats. Local reporting (probable-cause affidavit cited by KPTV/FOX12) likewise reports he told investigators he was scheduled to pick up an AR-style rifle the next day and had planned to use it against ICE agents. Verdict: True — the DHS release and local court-affidavit-based reporting corroborate the quoted statement.

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  1. Update · Feb 12, 2026, 10:37 AMTrue
    DHS’s official press release states that during an interview the suspect admitted an AR-15–style rifle was due to be delivered on February 5, 2026 and that, had he possessed the rifle, he would have carried out his threats. Local reporting (probable-cause affidavit cited by KPTV/FOX12) likewise reports he told investigators he was scheduled to pick up an AR-style rifle the next day and had planned to use it against ICE agents. Verdict: True — the DHS release and local court-affidavit-based reporting corroborate the quoted statement.
  2. Original article · Feb 11, 2026
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