A woman stabbed her attacker during a sexual assault Tuesday evening on the 2200 block of North Albina Avenue in Portland's Eliot neighborhood, then called 911 herself to report it. Officers arrived to find the suspect nearby, wounded and waiting to be caught.
According to Portland Police, North Precinct officers responded to the reported assault at 5:07 p.m. Tuesday, where the female victim told them she had stabbed her unknown attacker during the attack. Police located 36-year-old Anthony Hardy nearby suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds. He was treated at a local hospital before being booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges including First-Degree Sodomy, Second-Degree Assault, Menacing, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and an outstanding warrant for Third-Degree Robbery.
Detectives with the bureau's Sex Crimes Unit and technicians from the Forensic Evidence Division responded to process the scene on North Albina Avenue under case number 26-263428, the release states. The investigation remains active, and Portland Police have asked anyone with relevant information to submit tips by email.
A Charge That Carries Years, Not Months
Hardy's most serious charge, First-Degree Sodomy, is a Class A felony in Oregon and falls under Ballot Measure 11, according to Romano Law. That designation carries a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 100 months — more than eight years — with no eligibility for early release or good-time reductions if convicted. Oregon's Measure 11 sets fixed minimum sentences for a list of specified felony sex offenses committed by force against adults.
Beyond that mandatory floor, a Class A felony conviction in Oregon can carry a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison and fines reaching $375,000, per Shannon Powell Law. Any sentence beyond the mandatory minimum would depend on judicial findings and Hardy's prior criminal history, including the outstanding robbery warrant already on his record.
Eliot's History and a Shifting Police Focus
The 2200 block of North Albina Avenue sits in the historic Eliot neighborhood, roughly 0.3 miles from Boise-Eliot Elementary School, according to real estate data from Compass. The neighborhood, once part of the former city of Albina, has long maintained active community organizing around public safety and street livability, including block-by-block watch groups coordinated with Portland's crime prevention programs, according to the Eliot Neighborhood Association.
The case lands amid a broader departmental shift. In July 2024, Portland Police Chief Bob Day reassigned detectives to the Sex Crimes Unit and Special Victims Unit to bolster resources for person crimes as property crime calls declined, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported at the time. Citywide, that same reporting noted, property crimes and homicides dropped significantly while reports of violent person crimes like assaults and sex offenses remained consistent. The Sex Crimes Unit itself reviews and triages more than 300 felony cases per year on average, according to the Portland Police Bureau's 2024 annual report, with investigators focused on collecting physical and forensic evidence before it degrades.
No further details on Hardy's court proceedings had been released as of Wednesday. Portland Police can be reached at their non-emergency line, 503-823-3333, for those with information related to case 26-263428.
