Man Who Plotted to Kill ICE Agents Avoids Prison Time — Sparking Outrage

A 19-year-old Oregon man who admitted constructing destructive devices as part of a plan targeting federal immigration officers will not serve additional jail time following his sentencing in Columbia County. Rayden Tanner Coleman, of Columbia City, pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful manufacture of a destructive device, both Class C felonies.

Judge Michael T. Clarke sentenced Coleman to 36 months of supervised probation and 75 days in jail. Because Coleman had already spent months in custody following his February arrest, the jail portion of the sentence was credited as time served. Coleman must also continue receiving mental health treatment and participate in required evaluations. He was ordered to surrender seized weapons and pay $550 in fines and fees.

The court additionally barred him from possessing firearms, other weapons, or dangerous animals. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped 13 additional charges, including attempted first-degree domestic terrorism, second-degree domestic terrorism, attempted assault and several offenses involving destructive devices.

Authorities began investigating Coleman after people who knew him raised concerns about statements he had allegedly made in early 2026.

According to court records, Coleman discussed attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after a January incident in Portland involving federal officers. Investigators said he also shared messages on Discord and circulated a document described by prosecutors as a manifesto.

In one message, Coleman wrote that he was “sick and tired of it” and said he wanted to “actively kill any ICE agents” he believed were harming civilians.

Investigators said Coleman envisioned creating a group called the Cascadia Rangers or Cascadia Rangers Coalition. Authorities alleged that he discussed recruiting others and made graphic statements about killing and beheading ICE agents.

Court documents also described plans to follow federal agents leaving an ICE facility in Portland while using camouflage and night-vision equipment.

Authorities said Coleman intended to use incendiary devices, including Molotov cocktails, during the proposed attacks. People familiar with him reportedly helped collect empty glass bottles, and Coleman later acknowledged using bottles filled with sand to practice throwing them.

At the same time, investigators said Coleman was making payments toward the purchase of an AR-style rifle that was expected to be delivered shortly after his arrest.

Police eventually arrested Coleman during a traffic stop at the assisted-living facility where he worked. A search of his vehicle reportedly uncovered bottles filled with sand, surveillance equipment, tactical axes, knives and materials investigators said could be used to construct Molotov cocktails.

Coleman later acknowledged planning violence against federal officers and told investigators he would have proceeded with the attack if he had obtained the rifle, according to the case record. He later maintained that some of his comments about beheading agents had been made out of anger and were not serious.

In his guilty plea, Coleman admitted that he “unlawfully and knowingly assembled, produced, or manufactured two destructive devices.”

The sentencing resolves the state criminal case. Although Coleman received a 75-day jail sentence, his previous time in custody satisfied that requirement, leaving him with probation and the other court-ordered conditions rather than additional incarceration.