Mentally disturbed man who was shot after attacking deputies with an axe pleads guilty

OREGON CITY, Or. -- A mentally disturbed man who was shot after attacking deputies with an axe pled guilty Nov. 3 to charges stemming from the assault.

Kabril Matthew Evans, 19, pled guilty in Clackamas County Circuit Court to Attempted Assault in the First Degree and two counts of Unlawful Use of Weapon. 

Evans, a Wilsonville resident, who has been in the Clackamas County jail for 11 months, was ordered to serve an additional 10 days in jail and then enter and complete an intensive inpatient residential mental health treatment program as part of a 60-month formal probation.

On Dec. 5, 2025, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies contracted to the Wilsonville Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic disturbance involving a moving vehicle, a white Toyota Prius.

Someone claiming to be a friend of Evans stated Evans had stabbed his girlfriend and loaded her into the trunk of a white Prius, and her blood was smeared on the hatchback of the car.

In fact, Evans made the call and provided authorities with updates on the location of the Prius, claiming he was following it. Evans also stated that "Kabril" had a knife and axe in the vehicle and would not respond well if confronted by law enforcement. 

Deputies located the vehicle near a crowded intersection at Southwest Stafford Road and Southwest 65th Avenue in unincorporated Clackamas County. Evans, wearing a mask and wielding an axe, unexpectedly exited the vehicle, raised the axe overhead, and sprinted toward the deputies, ignoring their orders. 

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies Madison Stefanovich and Nathan Banfi then shot at Evans, striking him three times.

As the deputies rendered first aid, Evans told them he made the 911 call, that he fabricated the incident about the girlfriend, and made the report because he wanted "to die." 

 A Grand Jury found that Stefanovich and Banfi were justified in their use of deadly physical force.

“The circumstances of this case were extremely traumatic for everyone involved, especially for the deputies who were required to use deadly physical force to protect themselves and the public,” said First Assistant District Attorney Scott Healy. “We hope this resolution provides the opportunity for the defendant to get the mental health help he needs to lead a healthy life and not put himself, police officers, and members of the community at such serious risk again."

First Assistant District Attorney Scott Healy and Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Nitschke prosecuted the case. 

Clackamas County Circuit Court case 25CR69125