An Oregon City man who stabbed an autistic teenager who was biking home from summer camp two years ago was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison.
Nicholas Lloyd Nash, 40, attacked the 16-year-old on Aug. 19, 2024 along the Trolley Trail, a six-mile-long pedestrian and bike path between Milwaukie and Gladstone.
Nash threw a rock at the teen, who told him to stop, and then slapped the boy in the face, stabbed him in the arm with a knife and fled, prosecutors said.
Multiple people heard the teenager crying, helped him and also called 911, they said.
The teen was taken by ambulance to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital while police searched for Nash. Police found Nash about an hour after the initial call, in an encampment off the trail in the bushes, according to court documents.
Nash disputed the teen’s account, but a Clackamas County jury found Nash guilty of second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and harassment earlier this month.
Nash has four previous convictions for assault as well as driving under the influence of intoxicants, public indecency and harassment.
Prosecutors sought a 10-year prison sentence, citing Nash’s criminal history. Nash was also on probation for a drug possession charge at the time of the stabbing.
Circuit Judge Ulanda Watkins imposed the mandatory minimum of five years and 10 months.
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