Woman found guilty except for insanity in murder of PSU athlete brother

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman was found guilty except for insanity for the murder of her younger brother, a PSU athlete, back in 2019.

Tamena Jaceeta Strickland, 37, was sentenced for the shooting death of her brother, Deante Strickland, and for injuring her grandmother and aunt.

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Her sentence includes being committed to life under the Psychiatric State Review Board. A 22-year prison sentence will also be served during the same time period.

If the PSRB determines Strickland is stable mentally and no longer needs to be in a hospital during her 22-year sentence, she would serve the remaining custodial time in prison with the Department of Corrections,” the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said in a press release…

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