Redding mother, 68, fatally stabbed – Son arrested

April 11, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a local man was arrested after fatally stabbing his 68-year-old mother in Redding yesterday afternoon, April 10.

Friday’s deadly stabbing happened on the 1100 block of Edgewood Dr., according to officials now investigating the gruesome murder.

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Redding police officers and other emergency personnel were dispatched to a private residence in a residential neighborhood just before 4:30 p.m., after receiving a medical aid call, Redding Police Sgt. Brian Torum said after the deadly incident.

As officers and medical personnel were headed to the scene SHASCOM emergency dispatchers received additional information and details indicating that a crime had occurred and that a suspect fled the area.

Dispatchers also received information about the alleged suspect along with his description, according to Torum.

Redding police officers arrested 32-year-old Nicholas McKenzie after he allegedly stabbed his 68-year-old mother to death yesterday afternoon. RPD photo

As officers converged on the area they located and detained the alleged suspect, later identified as Nicholas McKenzie, 32, of Redding.

When officials arrived at the home moments later they found an elderly woman suffering from multiple apparent stab wounds.

Although paramedics rushed the bloody and critically injured victim to a local hospital, she later succumbed to her injuries and passed away. She has since been identified as the alleged suspect’s mother, Joan McKenzie, 68, of Redding.

During their subsequent investigation officials uncovered evidence and witnesses that linked Nicholas to the crime and arrested him, according to Torum.

He was later transported to Shasta County Jail in Redding where he was booked on suspicion of murder. Online jail records indicate he remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail or bond.

Officials have not yet said if there was a known motive for the stabbing or what may have led to the deadly incident.

Anyone with further information regarding this ongoing investigation is encouraged to contact Redding PD at (530) 225-4219. Callers can refer to incident file number 20R023649 and can remain anonymous.

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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 29 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 16 grandchildren.