Jeremy Christian to appeal in light rail stabbings case By Associated Press Share: MAX stabbing suspect Jeremy Christian appears in court Nov. 15, 2017, in Portland. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian files) PORTLAND — A man sentenced to life in prison for killing two men and injuring another during a racist rant on a crowded Portland light-rail train is appealing his conviction. Court records show Christian filed a notice of appeal on Dec. 2, and then requested transcripts of over 40 hearings from the case, KOIN-TV reported. The state has appointed Christian a lawyer. In February. a jury unanimously convicted Christian on all 12 counts. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Cheryl Albrecht sentenced the 38-year-old in June to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Ricky Best, 53.