A Portland woman convicted of a chilling crime has been sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison for her role in the kidnapping and execution-style killing of a local drug dealer. Kassandra Kitchens, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the case of Andrew Sherrell, which occurred back on Sept. 24, 2021. Sherrell was drawn into a fatal trap at a Lloyd District burger joint by Kitchens, then zipped tied and placed into the backseat of a Chevy Tahoe by armed assailants. According to OregonLive, Sherrell was a street-level drug dealer who had reportedly burned his supplier, which precipitated the deadly retaliation.
In related news, a Portland man known as “Groove Face” has quickly been sentenced to prison following a deadly shooting at a hotel. Authorities responded to several 911 calls and arrived at the Embassy Suites by the Portland airport where they saw Lawrence— “Groove Face”— fleeing the scene. He managed to escape through a hedge after ignoring police orders to stop, noted in documents reviewed by KOIN. The crime reportedly occurred shortly before 3 a.m., and Lawrence later faced the consequences of his actions in court.
Further complicating the string of violence in the city, a third man, 33-year-old Lawrence, has been sentenced to life in prison following a shooting that disrupted what should have remained a celebration. The incident, which took a deadly turn at a birthday party at Embassy Suites, resulted in the deaths of two individuals, Hudson and Adrian Granville. The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office has said that multiple people fired shots, but it was Lawrence's bullet that fatally struck Hudson. "Witnesses identified Lawrence as the one who fired the bullet that killed Hudson," mentioned in a release by KGW. Besides the loss of life, a security guard and another individual sustained injuries and received treatment at a hospital. Lawrence's sentence includes the possibility of parole after 30 years.
