A man who fatally stabbed a MAX passenger during a psychotic episode was sentenced to lifetime psychiatric supervision after a stipulated facts trial in Portland.
Portland, OR. — Shondel Lamar Larkin, 53, has been sentenced to lifetime supervision under the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board following the fatal stabbing of Michael Brady on a TriMet MAX train in March 2024.
Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge David Rees imposed the sentence after a stipulated facts trial, a process where both sides agree on the evidence presented to the judge without a jury. Larkin had been charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
The Psychiatric Security Review Board will determine how long Larkin remains at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem and whether he may ever be released…