COQUILLE, Ore. – A man accused of murdering four people in North Bend, kidnapping a woman in Springfield, and bringing her to Milwaukee, Wisconsin before turning himself in has been found guilty except for insanity in a stipulated facts trial and will be committed to the Oregon State Hospital for the rest of his life, court documents said.
Court documents said that in June 2021, Oen Evans Nicholson, 34, murdered his father, Charles Nicholson, at the RV campground near the Mill Casino in North Bend. Court documents said Oen then stole his father’s truck, hit and killed Anthony and Linda Oyster, then shot and killed Jennifer Davidson at the Herbal Choices marijuana dispensary in Florence. Court documents said Oen then kidnapped Laura Johnson from the Gateway Mall parking lot in Springfield, and forced her to drive him to Wisconsin, where she was able to convince him to turn himself in to authorities.
Court records show Nicholson was charged with twelve counts of first-degree murder, two counts of failing to perform the duties of a driver, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, and two counts of first-degree kidnapping. Court records show a lengthy court procedure, where the prosecutor, defense attorneys and OSH doctors went back and forth on Nicholson’s fitness to aid and assist in his own defense. At one point, Nicholson tried to dismiss his attorneys and represent himself, claiming “it’s my case. I just think I’d rather handle it myself,” court records show…