A gray government building an an outdoor plaza, labeled Federal Building.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office is in the Eugene Federal Building at 211 E. Seventh Ave. Advocates say it's at that office that attorneys are being denied access to their clients and immigrants are being detained. Credit: Annie Aguiar / Lookout Eugene-Springfield

QuickTake:

A Eugene man faces a complaint that he threw objects that damaged a vehicle parked at the federal building downtown. The criminal case is unrelated to peaceful protests opposing immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

A federal magistrate judge ordered a 33-year-old Eugene man accused of breaking out the back window of a federal Department of Homeland Security vehicle to be detained after he appeared in federal district court Monday.

Kielan Robert Eugene Fitzsimonds is being held on a complaint alleging willful depredation of government property. A conviction can result in a sentence of up to one year or up to 10 years, depending on whether damage or the attempted damage exceeds $1,000.

Surveillance video showed a man throwing objects at vehicles parked at the federal building in Eugene on East Seventh Avenue, according to an FBI affidavit filed in court. Rocks were found near and inside the damaged vehicle, the affidavit states.

U.S. Magistrate Judge John Acosta’s order to detain Fitzsimonds cites community safety concerns that include “mental health issues” and “violent behavior,” as well as a concern that Fitzsimonds poses a “serious risk to flee.” His next court appearance is set for a status conference June 25.

The FBI affidavit filed last Friday sought an arrest warrant and stated that Fitzsimonds is on felony probation related to an assault that took place in Lane County.

The alleged vandalism is unrelated to two recent peaceful street demonstrations opposing federal immigration enforcement activity and the administration of President Donald Trump, which took place June 11 and June 14.

Fitzsimonds on June 8 broke out the window and also dented the vehicle’s trunk and hood, prosecutors say. An affidavit states that an agent with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported the damage.

Investigators studied surveillance video showing a man “attempting to enter the building” according to a press statement from the U.S. attorney’s office in Oregon. Still images from the video were sent to Eugene police, who helped identify Fitzsimonds, according to the affidavit.