Portland law enforcement officials have arrested 32-year-old Mary G. Rust in connection with the hit-and-run death of Anthony Boyd, a 63-year-old Portland resident. Boyd was killed on December 12, 2025, and detectives from the Portland Police Bureau identified Rust during a traffic stop on January 21, according to a news release by the Portland Police Bureau.
Rust was apprehended at approximately 8:45 p.m. in the 3500 block of Northeast Rocky Butte Road. Having been taken into custody, Rust is now facing charges of Murder in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver. The suspect, who was lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center, was arrested on an arrest warrant, as mentioned in the same news release.
The incident, which occurred on Northeast Prescott Street, resulted in Boyd being pronounced dead at the scene due to blunt force trauma—a fact determined by the medical examiner to be a homicide. Boyd’s family, who has been notified of his demise, requested privacy but provided a photo of him for public release, which was shared in the police department’s statement…