Sentencing delayed for Smith Rock mass shooting plotter Samson Garner as prosecutor recommends sentence

Sept. 11, 2025 KTVZ News report on Samson Garner’s conviction

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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The sentencing of a Portland man convicted by a Deschutes County jury of planning a mass shooting at a 2023 Smith Rock climbing event has been delayed three weeks, at the request of his defense attorney.

After a three-week trial, a jury took less than three hours last month to find Samson Garner, 41, guilty on 26 felony counts of attempted murder, assault and unlawful use of a weapon…

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