Man Arrested After Allegedly Biting, Stabbing Black Man With Scissors

Photo: Getty Images A Portland man has been arrested after biting a Black man and attempting to stab him with scissors. Payton Thomas said he was visiting a friend on Saturday (Feb. 10) when he noticed a man, identified as Corey A. Nesenson, lighting clothes on fire in Portland’s Old Town Neighborhood. “About a third of the way into the block that we were on, he stopped and started lighting a fire,” Thomas said. Nesenson then started to follow an interracial couple, attempting to attack them. “Jogging after them, he was really trying to attack them,” Thomas said. “The guy thankfully turned around and looked and saw him; him and the female took off running.” Nesenson then approached Thomas and his friend. “By the time I looked up he was too close to me to put my hands out to stop him or punch him,” Thomas said. “The only thing I could do is resort to my military training and self-defense combat, and grabbed him and slapped him to the ground.” The Portland Police Bureau said officers witnessed Nesenson cutting Thomas with scissors, biting him, and yelling racial slurs. “I felt the bite; I didn’t see the scissors at that...