Portland woman clutching baby attacked inside bedroom by meth-addled home invader, cops say

A stranger burst into a Southeast Portland home Sunday and allegedly attacked a woman as she shielded her 10-month-old baby with her own body, according to police and prosecutors.

The woman escaped and barricaded herself inside a bedroom, while the home invasion suspect fled and was chased from the area by a crowd of neighbors and nearby churchgoers, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Judson C. Defir was arraigned Monday afternoon in Multnomah County Circuit Court on allegations including first-degree attempted rape, kidnapping and burglary, as well as a probation violation in an indecent exposure case…

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