Oregon Man Charged for Allegedly Planning Mass Shooting at Rock Climbing Festival

Oregon Man Charged for Allegedly Planning Mass Shooting at Rock Climbing Festival
Police tape in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 4, 2019. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images
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An Oregon man was arrested on Oct. 21 and charged with allegedly planning to carry out a mass shooting at a rock climbing event in Deschutes County, according to officials.

Law enforcement officers arrested Samson Z Garner, a 39-year-old Portland resident, after receiving information from Portland Police Bureau detectives about an individual who was “planning a violent attack” during an event in the Deschutes County area, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a media release.

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