Jeffery Michael Larison, 27, threatened to kill a black man, calling him the n-word just before stabbing him once in the back as the man turned to run away on a street in Portland’s Old Town, a witness told police, according to court records.

Larison is accused of a hate crime in the Tuesday attack, reported just before 9 p.m. in the 200 block of Northwest Couch Street.

Larison was arraigned Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court on allegations of second-degree intimidation, unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault.

He was arrested when witnesses flagged down an officer in the area of Southwest Park Avenue and Ankeny Street.

The victim, identified as Josef Boring, was treated at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center for the single stab wound to his back, which was closed with two staples, according to a probable cause affidavit by Brian S. Davidson, a deputy district attorney.

Second-degree intimidation alleges that Larison intentionally subjected Boring to "offensive physical contact’' because of his perception of Boring’s race or color of skin.

Larison has nine felony convictions, 17 misdemeanor convictions and 18 probation violations in Oregon and Washington, according to court records.

He has convictions in Oregon from 2017 for assault, reckless endangerment and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. In Washington, he’s been convicted of robbery, burglary, theft of a firearm, assault, obstructing law enforcement and other charges.

Larison, who was on probation at the time in a Clackamas County case, is being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center. The case is expected to go to a grand jury for review, and Larison is due back in court on May 9, court records show.

-- Maxine Bernstein

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