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- An Oregon rock climber was arrested and charged on Thursday, according to multiple reports.
- Samson Zebturiah Garner was plotting to kill several climbers at a rock climbing event, police said.
- Police said they found several weapons in the back of Garner's car. His motives are not known.
A rock climber plotted to kill several people at a popular mountaineering event in Oregon this weekend, Deschutes County Sheriff's deputies alleged.
Samson Zebturiah Garner, 39, was arrested on attempted murder and other charges on Thursday, police said, according to local media.
He was planning on shooting attendees of the annual Craggin' Classic event in Smith Rock, located in central Oregon's High Desert.