Jeffery McNeill Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for 2022 Stabbing Death
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge sentenced Jeffery Joseph McNeill, 27, to 18 years in prison for the 2022 stabbing death of Nickolas “Nick” Henderson in northeast Portland.
Incident
On Friday, November 4, 2022 at 11:25 p.m., Portland Police Bureau officers were dispatched to a welfare check at a parking lot in the 2200 block of Lloyd Center. When officers arrived they found an adult male deceased, who was later identified as Nickolas “Nick” Henderson, 33, of Portland. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that Henderson died of homicide by stab wounds.
The PPB Homicide Unit investigated the case, which led them to a person of interest, Jeffery Joseph McNeill, 26, of Alaska. After identifying McNeill, detectives learned he was in the custody of Clackamas County Jail on unrelated charges. Detectives, working with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, were able to obtain an arrest warrant for him, and on December 1, 2023, he was transferred to custody in Multnomah County.
Plea & Sentencing
Deputy District Attorneys Sam Wilton and Kristen Kyle-Castelli represented the state in this case, which resulted in a negotiated plea agreement with the defendant and his counsel. Judge Christopher Marshall accepted the plea on July 17, 2024, and sentenced McNeill to 18 years in prison for one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree and one count of Attempted Robbery in the First Degree.
McNeill is currently in custody in Multnomah County and will be transported to the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections to serve his sentence.
The DA’s Office wishes to thank the Portland Police Bureau officers and detectives who assisted with this case, in particular Detective Ryan Foote for his diligent work in pursuing justice for Mr. Henderson and his family.
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