A homeless man accused of stripping the wedding ring from a dying good Samaritan at the Hollywood MAX station made his first court appearance Monday, three days after his arrest.

George Elwood Tschaggeny, 51, walked from a door of the jail into a glass enclosure in the courtroom. He immediately turned his back to Multnomah County Circuit Judge Leslie Bottomly and news cameras.

Wearing a jail uniform, he didn't make any statements or enter any pleas to the charges against him: abuse of a corpse, second-degree theft, identity theft and tampering with physical evidence.

Police say Tschaggeny took advantage of the commotion moments after the May 26 knife attacks by stealing from Ricky Best, 53, as he lay bleeding. Best's memorial service was held earlier in the day.

Tschaggeny is being held in the Multnomah County jail system in lieu of $100,000 bail. Circuit Judge Nan Waller agreed to raise bail from the standard $17,500 called for under Oregon law for the allegations Tschaggeny faces.

Tschaggeny was arrested a week after police say Jeremy Christian, 35, fatally stabbed Best and another good Samaritan, Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23. Best and Namkai-Meche suffered wounds to the neck after Christian shouted racist and Islamophobic rants at two teenage girls and the two men intervened. A third man, Micah Fletcher, 21, also intervened and suffered a stab wound to the neck, but survived.

Last Thursday, six days after the attack, police announced that an unidentified man had stolen Best's wedding ring, backpack and wallet, which included phone numbers precious to the family. Police asked the public's help in finding the man. They released a surveillance video at the Hollywood MAX station, showing a man with long blond hair and a black baseball cap leaving the train carrying two bags.

Hours after the announcement, police arrested Tschaggeny thanks to a tip from a Domino's Pizza employee who recognized Tschaggeny from the video and directed officers to a small homeless camp near Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Interstate 84.

A probable-cause affidavit states that Tschaggeny was wearing Best’s wedding ring on his pinky finger. Police also recovered Best’s backpack, but said they didn’t find Best’s wallet. Tschaggeny had Best's credit cards, which were removed from Best's wallet, the affidavit states.

The affidavit states that video reviewed by police showed Tschaggeny "attending to Ricky Best at and during his death." Tschaggeny admitted that when he took Best's possessions, Best was already dead, the affidavit states.

Tschaggeny’s next court date is scheduled for June 13.

-- Aimee Green