A Portland man has been sentenced to nearly 24 years in prison for a 2020 carjacking that resulted in the death of 66-year-old Thomas Hammond. Quentin Blackmon, 34, also known as "Q Black," received a sentence of 285 months on Friday for his role in the crime that occurred in northeast Portland, as reported by KPTV.
Details from the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, obtained by KOIN, indicate that during the incident on August 20, 2020, Blackmon was trying to forcibly take Hammond's vehicle using a gun. It was during this confrontation that Hammond was fatally shot. The sentence was handed down after Blackmon was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter, first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, and unauthorized use of a vehicle on April 30.
Apart from the sentencing, Blackmon is reportedly connected to another case. He is the suspect in the shooting death of Michael Epps Jr., which happened on October 1, 2020, just days after Hammond's murder. Epps, 38, was found deceased after a shooting near Northeast 111th Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard. Regarding this case, Blackmon is scheduled to stand trial in September of this current year, as noted by KPTV.
The criminal acts linked to Blackmon are part of a wider narrative of violence attributed to him. The episode involving Hammond was the first in a series of shootings connected to Blackmon. According to an article by OregonLive, the Portland man had set up what he thought would be an "easy lick" for a car theft, which tragically escalated to murder. Blackmon's criminal journey, which has been extensively covered in the media, is seen to encapsulate the peril and unpredictability inherent in street-level crimes.
