Blood-curdling words intruder shouted moments before he tried to rape mom holding her baby inside bedroom
An Oregon intruder chillingly declared ‘Honey, I’m here,’ after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home and attempting to rape her as she held her ten-month-old baby.
Judson Curtis Defir, 43, is accused of a horrific Portland home invasion last month, forcing an unnamed mother onto a bed and sexually assaulting her in front of her children, including a three-year-old and an infant, according to Portland Police.
Even before breaking into the house, he allegedly caused chaos in the neighborhood earlier that same morning, including an incident in which he inappropriately touched a woman inside a church.
Defir, already wanted on two active warrants, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree attempted rape, first-degree kidnapping and outstanding warrants.
He is now behind bars at the Multnomah County Detention Center, being held without bail.
‘This is a shocking crime,’ Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez told Oxygen.com.
‘People have a right to feel safe in their own homes,’ he added. ‘My office will do everything in its power to make sure justice is served in this case.’
The nightmare unfolded around 11:30am on March 15, when authorities raced to a home at Southeast 67th Avenue and Southeast Brooklyn Street in the South Tabor neighborhood following reports of a disturbance.
Judson Curtis Defir, 43, declared ‘Honey, I’m here,’ after allegedly breaking into a woman’s Portland home and attempting to rape her
Defir is accused of forcing an unnamed mother onto a bed upstairs and sexually assaulting her in front of her three-year-old child and infant
Officers were met by a woman ‘sobbing uncontrollably,’ who revealed that a man had broken into her home, forced her into a room and attempted to rape her while she desperately shielded her babies.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Oregon Live, the woman recalled a seemingly normal morning – upstairs with her baby in her arms and her toddler by her side, while her husband worked outside in the yard.
While keeping her children busy in a bedroom, the woman said she heard a man – later identified as Defir – enter the house, walk up the stairs and ominously greet her with ‘Honey, I’m home.’
The woman recalled the ragged, six-foot-tall stranger reeking of filth, like he hadn’t showered in weeks.
He started rapidly advancing toward her bedroom while she clutched her infant and cornered her three-year-old to protect them, according to the affidavit.
Things turned violent when Defir allegedly grabbed her, dragged her into another room, and forced her onto the bed while she kicked and fought, breaking a nail in the struggle.
‘He pressed down on her back and hips and began to pull her sweatpants down, exposing her bottom,’ Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Melissa Marrero wrote in the affidavit, according to Oxygen.com.
‘The victim was face-down on the bed and held the baby in her arms,’ she added.
Shortly before the home invasion, Defir allegedly grabbed two women walking through the neighborhood and a third inside a church
Defir admitted to smoking meth that morning before heading to church for pancakes, authorities said
The mother-of-two told authorities she managed to convince Defir to let her put her baby in a crib, then fled to her older child’s room and barricaded the door with a bookcase.
As Defir allegedly fought to break into the room, the woman fled to her balcony and screamed for help, finally alerting her husband outside and passersby at a nearby church.
He tried to escape, but around 15 members of the community followed and helped police identify him shortly afterward, according to the affidavit.
During his arrest, Defir allegedly leered at Sgt. Rehanna Kerridge and boldly asked: ‘Hey Kerridge, wanna f***? You’re hot,’ as reported by Oxygen.
While speaking to authorities, Defir admitted to smoking meth that morning before heading to church for pancakes, authorities said.
Though he denied assaulting anyone, court documents revealed that Defir told authorities he ended up in a home with a woman and her two children after church, where the woman ‘screamed.’
He insisted he was just trying to get by, claiming he ‘accidentally bumped’ into the woman and had even thought about ‘jumping from the second floor’ to escape.
‘Defir said he left that house and people were following him,’ Marreno wrote, according to Oxygen.
Around 15 members of the community followed Defir and helped police identify him shortly after the home invasion
Defir, already wanted on two active warrants, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree attempted rape and first-degree kidnapping
‘He said he was trying to get away from them,’ she added. ‘He said people were following him and eventually the police arrested him.’
Police revealed that before the attempted rape, Defir allegedly went on a rampage that very same morning, grabbing two women walking through the neighborhood and a third inside a church.
Defir, with a long criminal record, was ordered held without bail by Multnomah County Judge Adrian Brown ahead of a detention hearing.
Court documents revealed that he has been arrested more than 12 times in 25 years, including for serious offenses like first-degree criminal mischief, fourth-degree assault, DUII and first-degree criminal mistreatment.
In September 2024, he was arrested after reportedly screaming at two young girls in a park and lying naked in a driveway while drunk, according to Oregon Live.
The arrest led to a year of probation, but Defir skipped a mandatory substance abuse class by the August deadline, resulting in a warrant for his arrest.
‘Our thoughts are with the women who experienced these frightening incidents,’ Chief Bob Day wrote in a press release last month. ‘We are grateful for their courage in coming forward.’
‘I also want to recognize the swift and coordinated response of our patrol officers and detectives, whose quick actions helped apprehend the suspect and bring a sense of safety back into our neighborhood,’ he added.
Police said the investigation into Defir is ongoing and urged anyone with information about the alleged incidents to contact authorities. He may face additional charges as the case develops.
