The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has charged three men with attempted murder in connection with an alleged attack on a TriMet bus earlier this month.
The attack occurred soon before 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the junction of Southeast Stark Street and Southeast 142nd Avenue. Transit police were called to the site.
According to court documents, the altercation began when three suspects, brothers Greffy Tom (28), Rinson (27), and Audric Yesiki (33), attempted to board the bus.
After the bus driver informed the men—one of whom was smoking and another who appeared drunk—that they could not smoke on the bus, they debated in the entryway, causing a delay.
The victim, a 50-year-old male, allegedly shouted at the accused for the delay, and the suspects yelled back.
According to the bus driver, the victim “rushed towards” the suspects in the front of the bus and “attempted to shoo them off” before the suspects began striking him.
The driver and another witness said that after the victim fell to the ground, the suspects began kicking him, with at least one stomping on his face while using a handrail as leverage.
The attack was purportedly captured on security video from the bus.
The perpetrators left the bus following the incident, but were shortly apprehended by police.
According to court documents, the victim sustained “severe” face trauma, including many cuts and fractures, “massive” swelling of the skull, and a swollen and bleeding right eye. His hands were also injured and lacked fingernails.
The victim’s current state remains unknown.
On Friday, a grand jury indicted the three accused on the following offenses:
Rinson (Terson) Tom
- Attempted Murder in the Second Degree
- Three counts of Assault in the First Degree
- Three counts of Assault in the Second Degree
- Attempted Assault in the Second Degree
- Assault in the Third Degree
- Three counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon
- Two counts of Interfering with Public Transportation
- Escape in the Third Degree
Greffy Tom
- Attempted Murder in the Second Degree
- Two counts of Assault in the First Degree
- Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree
- Assault in the Third Degree
- Two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon
- Two counts of Interfering with Public Transportation
- Escape in the Third Degree
Audric Yesiki
- Attempted Murder in the Second Degree
- Two counts of Assault in the First Degree
- Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree
- Assault in the Third Degree
- Two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon
- Two counts of Strangulation
- Two counts of Interfering with Public Transportation
- Escape in the Third Degree
The three suspects remain in prison and have court appearances set for Monday.
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