Tracey Lomax Receives 20 Year Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Manslaughter - 10/30/19

October 30, 2019

Tracey Lomax receives 20 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter

Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced that on October 29, 2019, Tracey Lomax, 32, received a 20 year prison sentence for causing the death of 29-year-old Kenneth Ray Henry.

On October 4, 2019, Lomax pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in the first degree and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. By changing his plea, Lomax admitted that on May 9, 2012, he recklessly, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, caused the death of Mr. Henry.

“The family of Mr. Henry fully supports this resolution, which brings closure to a case that is more than seven years old. This family has experienced so much grief, which has only been compounded by this lengthy and difficult process. Throughout the progression of this investigation, Mr. Henry’s family has been resilient and remained firm in their desire to seek justice,” said Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Eric Zimmerman, who litigated the case along with Senior Deputy District Attorney Glen Banfield.

Tracey Lomax will receive credit for time already served in custody, but no other credits that would make him eligible for early release.

On January 28, 2014, a Multnomah County jury found Xabian Riley, 31; Marcellus Allen, 28 and Tracey Lomax guilty of murder.

However, on December 5, 2017, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the convictions and sent the cases back to Multnomah County for a new trial.

Marcellus Allen exercised his right to speedy trial, pursuant to Oregon law. Xabian Riley and Tracey Lomax opted not to have their cases heard within 90 days.

During the trial, the state presented evidence to show that the shooting death of Mr. Henry occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on May 9, 2012 in the 14800 block of Northeast Fremont Street in Portland, Oregon. Upon arrival, police found Mr. Henry deceased on the front step to his residence. The state presented evidence that showed three separate firearms were used. Law enforcement collected three .380 caliber shell casings, one .380 caliber bullet, one 9 mm casing and one fired .22 caliber bullet.

Following the shooting, all three men fled to a nearby apartment and were subsequently arrested by members of the Portland Police Bureau on May 10, 2012 at 3:36 a.m. after a lengthy standoff. During a search of the apartment, police located a .22 caliber revolver, a 9 mm handgun and a .380 caliber handgun.

The Oregon State Medical Examiner determined Mr. Henry died from nine gunshot wounds from firearms matching the weapons recovered when the three men were arrested.

The jury returned its verdict on March 13, 2018 and Marcellus Allen was once again found guilty of murder.  The jury found that Allen personally caused the death of Mr. Henry and that he aided and abetted his codefendants in causing the death of Mr. Henry.

In August 2019, Xabian Riley received a 20 year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in the first degree and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.

On July 10, 2014, Marcellus Allen was found guilty in a separate case of attempted aggravated murder for attempting to kill a critical witness in the death investigation of Mr. Henry. He received a 240 month prison sentence in that case, which was ordered to be served consecutively to the life in prison sentence imposed for his murder conviction. Allen is currently serving both sentences in the Oregon Department of Corrections.

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office recognizes the Portland Police Bureau and the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice Parole and Probation Department for dedicated efforts investigating this case over the past seven years.

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Contact: Brent Weisberg, Communications Director

Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office

Phone: 503.988.6567 | Email: Brent.Weisberg@mcda.us