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Paris McConville MCSO   A woman strangled her friend to death, then stabbed him before she turned herself into police Tuesday afternoon , according to court records.  Paris James McConville told police she killed Ryan D. Thompson in self-defense during a fight at Thompson's Southwest Portland apartment Monday evening , according to a probable cause affidavit written by Deputy District Attorney Bumjoon Park and filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Wednesday.  McConville, 34, went to the Portland Police Station shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday. McConville told police she "killed Mr. Thompson and deserved to be punished," the affidavit said. She had no visible injuries.  Earlier court records identified McConville as male, but the affidavit identified McConville as a woman. A Multnomah County sheriff 's spokesman said Wednesday McConville is being held in a gender- neutral jail cell .  McConville said she and Thompson had been friends for a decade, but they fo...

View Comments Paris McConville went to the front lobby of the Central Precinct Tuesday afternoon and reported a dead person in an apartment in the 700 block of Southwest Saint Clair Avenue . A 34-year-old man faces a murder charge after leading police to a man's body inside a Southwest Portland apartment . Police said Paris McConville was lodged in the Multnomah County Jail on one count of murder. McConville will be arraigned Wednesday afternoon . Police said the victim is 35-year-old Ryan D Thompson. McConville went to the front lobby of the Central Precinct Tuesday afternoon , Aug. 22, and reported a dead person in an apartment in the 700 block of Southwest Saint Clair Avenue . Detectives found the man's body and began a suspicious death investigation . During the investigation, detectives took McConville into custody.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A murder charge has been filed against a 34-year-old man who walked into the Portland police station to report there was a dead body inside an apartment in the Goose Hollow neighborhood . Sgt. Chris Burley says investigators found a man's body inside the apartment Tuesday and determined it was a homicide. Paris James McConville was booked into jail. Court records don 't list an attorney to speak on his behalf. According to court documents, McConville told jailers he recently returned to Portland after being homeless in Pendleton, and the deceased man was a friend he has known for about 10 years. Police have not released the victim's name. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A murder charge has been filed against a 34-year-old man who walked into the Portland police station to report there was a dead body inside an apartment in the Goose Hollow neighborhood .Sgt. Chris Burley says investigators found a man's body inside the apartment Tuesday and determined it was a homicide. Paris James McConville was booked into jail. Court records don 't list an attorney to speak on his behalf. According to court documents, McConville told jailers he recently returned to Portland after being homeless in Pendleton, and the deceased man was a friend he has known for about 10 years. Police have not released the victim's name. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday.