Overview

• Moses J. Lopez, 30, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Reese McDowell Lawhon, a 43-year-old Portland cab driver, in an unprovoked attack.
• Lopez, who transitioned to female, used a pair of brass-style knuckles with an attached blade to stab Lawhon in the neck from the back seat of the cab.
• During the sentencing hearing, Lopez laughed at the victim's family and used her transgender identity as a justification for the killing, offering no apology.
• The attack was captured on surveillance footage from inside the cab, with Lopez wearing women's clothing and a tiara at the time of the murder.
• Family members and a Radio Cab spokesperson condemned Lopez's actions and excuses, emphasizing the senseless nature of the crime and the pain it has caused.