On Thursday, Oregon US District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson ordered the pre-trial release of an individual accused of firebombing and shooting up a Tesla dealership in January.
Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, of Salem, a trans-identified militant extremist sex worker, is set to be released from the Yamhill County Jail on Thursday and will be moved to the Northwest Regional Re-Entry Center, a federal halfway house, pending trial.
Lansky had pleaded not guilty to federal charges that include two counts of attempted arson of a property used in interstate commerce and unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device. Nelson is the second federal judge who ordered Lansky to be released from jail, the Oregonian reported.
Judge Nelson ruled to release Lansky on appeal after Assistant US Attorney Parakram Singh filed to overrule US Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman’s release order issued on Wednesday. Singh argued that Lansky remained a danger to the public, stating that he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails and fired an AR-15-style rifle into a Tesla showroom. Judge Beckerman described Lansky’s actions a “very reckless,” but claimed they were an “outlier event” and ordered his release from jail, citing his lack of criminal history. Additionally, Beckerman said that Lansky’s actions were likely a result of mental health issues.
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