‘Don’t Tread On Me’ flag, widely flown by Capitol mob, has complex history
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
Crowds of people gather as President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images
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Flown by many protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Gadsden flag has a design that is simple and graphic: a coiled rattlesnake on a yellow field with the text “Don’t Tread On Me.” But that simple design hides some important complexities, both historically and today, as it appears in rallies demanding President Donald Trump be allowed to remain in office.
by Alex Zielinski • Dec 22, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Jeremy Christian Beth Nakamura / Pool Photographer/ OregonLive
[This year s news cycle was a vicious one, and left little time for reflection. As 2020 nears its end, we re taking the opportunity to look back on the most important Mercury stories written during the past year. This article was originally published on to help continue our work into next year and beyond. eds.]
Jeremy Christian has been unanimously convicted on all 12 criminal charges tied to the 2017 MAX stabbings including two first-degree murder charges by a 12-person jury.
Murder in the first degree carries the possibility of life in prison.
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Man sentenced in fatal light rail stabbings plans to appeal
December 14, 2020 GMT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A man sentenced to life in prison for killing two men and injuring another during a racist rant on a crowded Portland light-rail train is appealing his conviction.
Court records show Christian filed a notice of appeal on Dec. 2, and then requested transcripts of over 40 hearings from the case, KOIN-TV reported. The state has appointed Christian a lawyer.
In February. a jury unanimously convicted Christian on all 12 counts. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Cheryl Albrecht sentenced the 38-year-old in June to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Ricky Best, 53.
Jeremy Christian appeals his conviction for double murders on a Portland MAX train
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Posted Dec 14, 2020
Jeremy Christian disrupted statements made by a victim during his sentencing hearing in June 2020. He was removed from the courtroom.Dave Killen/The Oregonian
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Convicted double murderer Jeremy Christian, who is now serving a “true life” sentence at an eastern Oregon prison, has appealed his case to the state Court of Appeals.
Christian gave notice to Multnomah County Circuit Court Dec. 2, more than five months after he was sentenced for the May 2017 first-degree murders and a hate-fueled crime spree.
No court documents have been filed yet that outline the grounds for Christian’s appeal or even whether Christian is simply appealing his conviction, his life sentence or both.