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A federal magistrate judge ordered a 33-year-old Eugene man accused of breaking out the back window of a federal Department of Homeland Security vehicle to be detained after he appeared in federal district court Monday.
Kielan Robert Eugene Fitzsimonds is being held on a complaint alleging willful depredation of government property. A conviction can result in a sentence of up to one year or up to 10 years, depending on whether damage or the attempted damage exceeds $1,000.
Surveillance video showed a man throwing objects at vehicles parked at the federal building in Eugene on East Seventh Avenue, according to an FBI affidavit filed in court. Rocks were found near and inside the damaged vehicle, the affidavit states…