42-year-old Oregon landlord Phillip Nelson sentenced to life with parole for 2020 murder of tenants Cassy Leaton and Najaf Hobbs.

42-year-old "self-appointed" Oregon landlord Phillip Lawrence Nelson has been sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole after 35 years for killing two tenants, Cassy Leaton and Najaf "Nate" Hobbs. Nelson, who claimed self-defense, was convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. The incident occurred at a Portland fourplex on June 16, 2020.

May 26, 2024
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