TriMet Attacker Who Allegedly Chewed Off Man's Ear Ruled Mentally Unfit To Stand Trial

A Multnomah County judge has ruled Koryn Kraemer, 25, unfit to aid and assist in his own defense, and sent him to Oregon State Hospital to be treat...

January 28, 2023
3:34 AM

A Multnomah County judge has ruled Koryn Kraemer, 25, unfit to aid and assist in his own defense, and sent him to Oregon State Hospital to be treated for mental illness.In the early morning of Jan. 3, Kraemer 'chewed off' the ear and part of the face of Gary Krussow, 78, on a Gresham MAX platform, according to prosecutors. Kraemer told police his name was 'El Baker,' he'd consumed alcohol, cannabis and fentanyl pills, and he believed the victim was a robot trying to kill him.Kraemer was charged with second-degree assault, and later banned from Trimet for life.