A former Marine whose remarks against anti-fascist activists prompted authorities to seize his guns under Oregon’s new “red flag” law will ask a judge to overturn the order.

Shane Michael Kohfield, 32, is scheduled to appear Thursday in Clackamas County Circuit Court to make his case, records show. The Canby resident told The Oregonian/OregonLive he hasn’t hired an attorney and will represent himself.

“I was using psychological warfare,” Kohfield said in an interview Wednesday. “Everything I said was protected speech.”

Members of the Portland area’s FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force sought an “extreme risk protection order” against Kohfield after he appeared at a protest outside of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s home in July. During a speech, he threatened to “slaughter” antifa activists if they tried to kill him or other conservatives.

Kohfield, an Iraq War veteran, delivered his remarks wearing body armor and a “Make America Great Again” baseball hat. He had a large knife strapped to one shoulder and a copy of his concealed weapons permit displayed on the other.

Kohfield recently told KATU News that he was also carrying a pair of concealed handguns on him and had left two other guns and 300 rounds of ammunition in a car parked nearby.

Extreme risk protection orders, introduced in Oregon in 2018, allow authorities to take guns from people not convicted of a crime but who show signs they might shoot themselves or someone else.

Each order stands for a year but can be extended indefinitely. Those who have their guns removed can appeal the decision.

Kohfield ultimately surrendered an AR-15, a pistol, a rifle and a shotgun, said Phil Lemman, Oregon’s acting deputy state court administrator.

Court records show Kohfield first landed on the FBI’s radar in March after he sent a letter to Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw that detailed how he and other veterans would systematically kill antifa members if Congress didn’t take steps to declare them a terrorist organization.

Kohfield, whose medical records say he suffers from bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, told The Oregonian/OregonLive last month he hoped his threats would deter others from engaging in violence or causing physical harm.

He receives disability payments for physical and psychological injuries he sustained during two tours of duty in Iraq, records show.

According to court documents and Kohfield, he was served with the protection order Aug. 7. Authorities also had him committed to a veteran’s hospital in Portland, where he spent the next 20 days, copies of Kohfield’s medical records show.

The extraordinary move came as city officials and law enforcement prepared for potentially violent clashes Aug. 17 during a right-wing rally and counterprotests in downtown Portland that Kohfield planned to attend.

Despite some tense moments, a large police presence kept some 1,200 dueling demonstrators separated and out of harms way.

“People were stopped from killing each other,” Kohfield said. “That was my goal all along.”

-- Shane Dixon Kavanaugh; 503-294-7632

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