Portland PD arrest man in theft from train stabbing victim
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have arrested a man accused of stealing a backpack and wedding ring from a victim of last week’s triple stabbing on a light-rail train in Portland.
Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson says the ring and backpack belonged to Ricky Best, a 53-year-old man who was killed while heading home from his job as a city employee. Simpson says the backpack contained personal items important to Best’s family.
Simpson says George Tschaggeny was found with Best’s ring on his finger. The 51-year-old homeless man faces charges of theft, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
Police say Jeremy Christian stabbed three men – two fatally – after going into a racist tirade on the train. He has yet to enter a plea on charges of aggravated murder and other crimes.
