<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2lprYM_0vkiY2RL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2lprYM_0vkiY2RL00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Rick Rickman</figcaption></figure><h2>🔴 Former college soccer player attacked man on train platform</h2><h2>🔴 He thought victim was a 'robot'</h2><h2>🔴 Sentenced to over 3 years in prison</h2><p>A man from New Jersey will spend more than three years in prison for biting off another man's ear at a train station in Oregon.</p><p>Koryn Kraemer, 27, pleaded guilty to attempted assault on Wednesday in connection with the attack early last year, according to <a href="https://www.mcda.us/index.php/news/update-koryn-kraemer-enters-new-plea-for-january-2023-assault">the Multnomah County district attorney</a>. He had previously been charged with second-degree assault.</p><p>As part of his plea deal, Kraemer agreed to serve 40 months in prison plus 20 months of supervision upon release. Authorities said he had "substantial family support out-of-state" and that he planned to leave Oregon after serving his prison sentence.</p><p>The former goalie at Oberlin College is originally from Westfield, NJ, according to his player <a href="https://goyeo.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/koryn-kraemer/4656">profile</a>. He graduated from Westfield High School in 2015.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3LRsBm_0vkiY2RL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3LRsBm_0vkiY2RL00" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>Koryn Kraemer (Oberlin College)</figcaption></figure><h2>Thought victim was 'robot'</h2><p>According to prosecutors, Kraemer was high on fentanyl and marijuana and had consumed alcohol around 2 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2023 when he attacked a 78-year-old man at the Cleveland TriMet MAX train platform in Gresham, Ore.</p><p>Kraemer repeatedly bit the man on the face, prosecutors said.</p><p>Kraemer "bit and chewed off the victim’s ear and some skin in the area of the victim’s ear and face," authorities said at the time. He said to police that he spit out the victim's flesh.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=17F3cM_0vkiY2RL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=17F3cM_0vkiY2RL00" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>Cleveland TriMet MAX train platform in Gresham (Google Maps)</figcaption></figure><p>Kraemer later said to investigators that he thought the victim was a robot based on the way he smelled.</p><p>Police saved him from the robot when they responded, Kraemer said to investigators.</p><p>Both prosecutors and defense attorneys said the attack was largely the result of Kraemer's schizophrenia, the Oregonian <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2024/09/new-jersey-man-who-bit-off-max-passengers-ear-says-i-feel-really-horribly-about-what-happened.html">reported</a>. After his arrest, Kraemer was deemed unfit to stand trial and was hospitalized, where he was given medication.</p><p>The 78-year-old victim has since died from unrelated causes, KATU <a href="https://katu.com/news/local/man-who-bit-off-ear-chewed-face-at-trimet-station-gets-3-years-in-prison-koryn-kramer-cleveland-max-station-multnomah-county">reported</a>.</p><p><a href="mailto:trenton.dme@townsquaremedia.com?subject=Feedback%20or%20correction">Report a correction</a> <i>|</i> <a href="https://nj1015.com/contact-nj-1015-newsroom/">Contact our newsroom</a></p><h2>12 of the most unique NJ events and festivals to enjoy this October</h2><p>It’s October in New Jersey and there is no shortage of events and festivals in the state during the 10th month of the year. Almost every town in every county has a festival of some sort for people to check out. Here are 12 of the most unique festivals in October in New Jersey:</p><h2>Where the most drunk drivers are arrested in New Jersey</h2><p>Ranked by county, this is where New Jersey police made the most DUI arrests from July 2023 through June 2024.</p></div></body>

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🔴 Former college soccer player attacked man on train platform. A man from New Jersey will spend more than three years in prison for biting off another man's ear at a train station in Oregon. Koryn Kraemer, 27, pleaded guilty to attempted assault on Wednesday in connection with the...