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A chilling series of assaults in Oregon has led to the arrest of a man accused of terrorizing multiple women, culminating in a disturbing home invasion. The suspect, Judson Curtis Defir, allegedly initiated a terrifying encounter by saying, “Honey, I’m here,” during an attempted rape, authorities report.
Defir now faces serious charges, including first-degree attempted rape and first-degree kidnapping, relating to events that unfolded on March 15. The alleged spree reached a terrifying climax when an Oregon mother found herself under attack within the supposed safety of her own residence.
According to Portland Police, the alarming sequence of events began on the morning of March 15. Defir is accused of accosting two women in a neighborhood, engaging in inappropriate physical contact with another woman inside a church, and ultimately invading a home in Portland. These details were outlined in a police statement.
“Our thoughts are with the women who experienced these frightening incidents,” remarked Chief Bob Day. He praised the victims for their bravery in coming forward and commended the rapid and efficient actions of the patrol officers and detectives whose efforts led to the suspect’s capture, thereby restoring a sense of security to the community.
Judson Curtis Defir is Accused of Entering Woman’s Home
Authorities were alerted to the situation following a disturbance call. Upon arrival, they encountered an Oregon mother of two in a state of distress, “sobbing uncontrollably” as she recounted the harrowing attempted rape, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Oxygen.
The woman told police, per the affidavit, that she had been in an upstairs bedroom with her children, ages 3 and 10 months, when she heard a man—later identified as Defir—come inside, walk up the stairs and call out, “Honey, I’m here.”
She described the man, according to the court records, as standing about 6 feet tall with messy brown hair wearing a black hoodie and colored pants and told police that he “smelled dirty” like he hadn’t recently bathed.
As he began to approach her in the bedroom, she moved her 3-year-old behind her in a corner, as she held her baby in her arms. The man allegedly grabbed her and pulled her into another bedroom before forcing her onto the bed.
“He pressed down on her back and hips and began to pull her sweatpants down, exposing her bottom,” Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Melissa Marrero wrote in the affidavit. “[The victim] was face-down on the bed and held the baby in her arms.”
The woman was able to convince Defir to let her put the baby down in a crib in another room, authorities said.
After placing the baby down, she went into the room where her 3-year-old was waiting and barricaded the door with a bookshelf “in hopes of keeping the male out of the bedroom,” Marrero wrote.
As he struggled to make his way inside, the woman walked out onto a balcony and began to call for help, alerting her husband, who was working in the yard, and other people at a nearby church.
Although they ran to help, Defir had already fled, according to authorities.
About 15 people from the area had started to follow him and when police officers arrived, they pointed to the suspect.
Defir was detained and officers learned that he had two active warrants out for his arrest, according to the affidavit.
As he was being arrested, Sgt. Rehanna Kerridge reported that he allegedly leered at her, then asked, “Hey Kerridge wanna f–k? You’re hot,” Marrero wrote.
Judson Defir Allegedly Told Police He’d Taken Meth
During a later interview with detectives Defir allegedly told the investigators that he had smoked meth that morning before going to church, where he ate pancakes. He told investigators that after church he had been in a house with a woman and two kids and the woman “screamed.”
He told detectives, per the affidavit, that he had been trying to get past the woman when he “accidentally bumped” into her and had considered “jumping from the second floor to get out of there.”
“Defir said he left that house and people were following him,” Marrero wrote. “He said he was trying to get away from them. He said people were following him and eventually the police arrested him.”
Police have said the investigation remains ongoing and asked anyone with information about the alleged incidents to contact authorities.
“This is a shocking crime,” Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez told Oxygen. “People have a right to feel safe in their own homes. My office will do everything in its power to make sure justice is served in this case.”
Defir is currently being held without bail, according to The Oregonian. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. Oxygen reached out to the public defender’s office but did not receive an immediate reply.