Clackamas County makes arrest in homicide of pawn shop owner April 13 2021
Nistasha Rose Tate, 23, accused of killing Jimmy Alan Pearson, 63, in his Oak Grove home
Clackamas County Sheriff s Office on April 13 announced the arrest of Nistasha Rose Tate, 23, for the murder of 63-year-old Jimmy Alan Pearson.
Pearson, who owned a small chain of pawn shops, was found dead at his Oak Grove home on March 3.
A U.S. Marshals Service task force arrested Tate on April 12 at a Florida Greyhound station. Called the prime suspect in Pearson s murder on March 1, Tate is currently being held in the Hillsborough County Orient Road Jail, where she awaits extradition to Clackamas County. She is being held without bail on a Clackamas County warrant for second-degree murder and robbery.
Clackamas County investigates homicide of Oak Grove man March 08 2021
Pawn-shop owner Jimmy Alan Pearson, 63, found dead in home last Wednesday, March 3; detectives seeking tips
The Clackamas County Sheriff s Office is investigating the suspected murder of 63-year-old Jimmy Alan Pearson who was found dead at his Oak Grove home last Wednesday, March 3.
According to a press release published by the sheriff s office Monday, March 8, Pearson was found by an employee who went to his residence at 1711 S.E. Oak Shore Lane to check on Pearson after he didn t show up at work.
Pearson bought his house along the Willamette River for $1.2 million in 2015, according to the county assessor s office, which estimates its current value as $2.1 million. State business filings show that Pearson owned a marijuana processing company and small chain of pawn shops called A-1 Hawk, which are still doing business at outlets in Gladstone and Portland.