A 39-year-old rock climber is facing a slate of attempted murder charges over an alleged plot to kill random people at a Smith Rock climbing event this weekend.

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office arrested Samson Zebturiah Garner on Thursday and took him to the county jail on several charges each of attempted murder of multiple victims, attempted first degree assault, attempted second degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon.

Law enforcement recovered a Beretta 9mm handgun, a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun and an AR-15 from Garner when he was arrested. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office seized those weapons under an extreme risk protection order during the arrest, meaning the courts will take those guns away for at least a year.

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      … So did you just wake up today and say to yourself “I want to defend a mass murderer today”?

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        Alleged attemped mass murderer, innocent until proven guilty. You should not immediately jump to conclusions with insufficient evidence.

        Allegations like these are enough to destroy a person’s life because of the fact that people always assume guilt.

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      Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels said investigators had recovered journal entries with Garner’s belongings that indicated he was not planning to target specific people, but had a “generalized anger.” Court charging documents list potential victims in the case as “spectator” and “belayer.”

      Cops claim that this is what the journal talks about, seems to be true. However, I’m sure the actual contents are out there somewhere or will be publicized during the trial if there is one