PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Chad Michael Westover was found guilty of stabbing a postal worker to death during a physical fight at an apartment complex on Southeast Sunnyside Road last year.
A Clackamas County jury found Westover, 53, guilty of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon after he repeatedly stabbed Tristan Thomas on Sept. 21, 2024.
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“Earlier in the day, Thomas quarreled with a neighbor, Christopher Stewart. Thomas pepper-sprayed Stewart, who pushed Thomas to the ground. That night, Thomas encountered Stewart’s teenage daughter who was alarmed and called Stewart,” the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said, explaining what led up to the stabbing, in a press release.
The DA’s office continued: “Stewart, Westover and Westover’s cousin, Samantha Christensen, then confronted Thomas, who had armed himself with a large kitchen knife. Thomas called 911 and returned to the stairwell of the apartment that he shared with his mother.”…