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Portland police say detectives arrested a 33-year-old Portland man in the December 2025 stabbing of a woman inside a Pearl District bar. The victim was taken to a hospital, treated, and released.
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Published April 9, 2026
Portland police say detectives arrested a suspect in the December 2025 stabbing of a woman inside a Pearl District bar. The arrest came after months of investigation and public tips, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
Police identified the suspect as Tony O'Neal Taylor, Jr., 33, of Portland. Investigators say he was arrested on April 8, 2026, in the 5100 block of Northeast 14th Place after the Special Emergency Reaction Team and the Crisis Negotiation Team helped serve an arrest warrant.
Taylor was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Menacing. The bureau said the charges include two counts each of unlawful use of a weapon and menacing.
The stabbing occurred on December 20, 2025, at about 11:40 p.m. near Northwest 13th Avenue and Northwest Hoyt Street. Officers responding with EMS found an adult woman with an apparent stab wound to her torso. She was taken to the hospital, treated, and released.
The bureau said the suspect left before police arrived, and no immediate arrest was made. Detectives later asked for help identifying the person seen in surveillance images. Portland police thanked the public for its assistance.
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