Audric Yesiki

Introduction

Audric Yesiki is a Portland man headed to prison for 90 months — seven years and six months — for his part in the recorded beating of a fellow passenger on a TriMet bus, an attack that left the rider, Joseph Berentsen, with extensive injuries . Yesiki was one of three men who attacked Berentsen on October 16, 2025, in an assault captured in full by the TriMet bus camera system . Co-defendant Rinson Tom drew the same 90-month term, and Rinson’s cousin, Greffy Tom, was sentenced to 70 months, closing a case the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office framed around a single pledge — that violence on public transportation will not be tolerated .

Background Information

The case traces to a boarding dispute at 141st Avenue and SE Stark Street in Portland, Oregon. Per the driver’s account to police, three men tried to board his bus; one of them was smoking, and when the driver told him he could not smoke on the bus, the smoker told the other two to get on while refusing to board himself, holding up the run . Passenger Joseph Berentsen shouted at the men that he needed to get to work, and the men yelled back at him . What began as a delay over smoking ended, moments later, with a passenger beaten on the floor of the bus by all three men . The beating, the arrests and the court outcomes were documented in a November 2026 release from the district attorney’s office announcing prison terms for all three .

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Convicted and sentenced.

Berentsen rushed forward and tried to shoo the men off the bus, and all three began punching him . He fell to the ground and was beaten as he lay helpless by the front door, and the driver said at least one of the men used the bus hand rails to jump up and come down with hard stomps onto Berentsen’s head and face . Berentsen suffered extensive injuries as a result of the beating .

Police arrived and found the three men, who at first denied any involvement . Yesiki pleaded guilty on August 26, 2026, to Assault in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon in case 25CR57789, and was sentenced to 90 months in prison . Rinson Tom had already pleaded guilty to Assault in the First Degree in case 25CR57791 on April 16, 2026, drawing the same 90-month term , and Greffy Tom pleaded guilty to Attempted Assault in the First Degree in case 25CR57786 .

Public Reaction and Consequences

Deputy District Attorney Branden Meadows, who prosecuted the cases for the state, said after the final sentencing: “Violence of any kind on public transportation will not be tolerated. The District Attorney’s Office cares deeply about TriMet ridership and its employees, who deserve a safe public transportation system. I am grateful for our close partnership with TriMet, the transit security team, and Transit Police, which enables us to hold offenders accountable.”

The District Attorney’s Office also thanked Sgt. Aaron Sieczkowski and Transit Police for what it called their excellent work on the case, and highlighted its Victim Advocates, who it said provide help and compassion to crime victims .

Current Status

Yesiki is serving the 90-month sentence imposed after his August 2026 guilty plea . Rinson Tom is serving an identical term entered with his April 2026 plea , and Greffy Tom received his 70-month sentence — five years and ten months — on November 13, 2026 . All three attackers are headed to prison, per the district attorney’s office . The announcement reported no appeals .

Impact on Their Career/Life

Yesiki ends the case as a convicted felon with judgments for second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, and a prison term of roughly seven and a half years ahead of him . The release offered no employment or personal history for him or his co-defendants; what it documented is a felony record arising from a beating captured on transit cameras and resolved by guilty pleas from all three men . For the county’s transit system, the case closed as the district attorney’s office intended it to be read — as a warning, in Meadows’ words, that violence on public transportation will not be tolerated .

Sources

• “Three men charged with severely beating TriMet rider sentenced to prison” — Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, November 2026: source