Man Who Killed Choi’s Kimchi Founder Matt Choi Sentenced to at Least 25 Years in Prison

On Friday, the man who fatally stabbed Choi’s Kimchi co-founder Matt Choi was sentenced to life in prison, with possibility of parole after 25 years, the Oregonian reports. Allen Alonzo Coe pled guilty to the second-degree murder in the October 25, 2020 death of Choi, attempted first-degree murder of Choi’s girlfriend, Jenny Kwon, and first-degree burglary.

According to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office, Coe entered Choi’s Southeast Portland apartment just before 2 a.m., waking Kwon. After Choi had approached Coe and Kwon announced that she had called 911, Coe attempted to stab her. Choi pulled Coe away from his girlfriend, before Coe stabbed him several times in

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