Court docs: Woman killed wealthy pawn shop owner, stole from his Milwaukie home
Hillsborough County Sheriff
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A woman who was found and arrested in Florida was booked into the Clackamas County Jail on a murder charge for the killing of a Milwaukie man in March, and court documents reveal details of what happened the morning of his death.
Nistasha Rose Tate, also known as Nitasha, faces charges of first-degree robbery and second-degree murder after Jimmy Alan Pearson’s body was found in his home on March 3, two days after authorities say Tate killed him. According to court documents, Pearson’s home is over 8,000 square feet and worth over $2.2 million. Pearson owned some local pawn shops and one of his employees had not heard from him for several days and so he went to the house to check on Pearson. It was then the employee found Pearson’s body lying face down on his bed in a pool of blood. It appeared Pearson was shot in the back of his head.