Court docs: Man calls Portland city employee homophobic slurs punches him on max train

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man with a lengthy criminal history is facing several charges after an incident on a MAX train earlier in December.

According to court documents and police, the victim was riding the train with several other city employees, between the Lloyd Center and Hollywood Transit Center on Dec. 9, when he was approached by a stranger, later identified as 44-year-old Graham Andrew Lane.

The victim claimed Lane called him and the city employees homophobic slurs and threatened them. Lane then allegedly punched the victim in the face. The victim claimed that he suffered from dizziness and headaches in the days following the assault…

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