Murder suspect Oen Nicholson is back in Oregon, after being extradited from Wisconsin, Thursday. He’s accused of murdering four people in North Bend in June, including his father.
Coos County officials say he also forced a Springfield woman to drive him to Milwaukee, where he surrendered to police.
Yesterday, Nicholson made a virtual court appearance, where he was formally charged with 12 counts of murder in the first degree, two counts of failure to perform the duties of a driver to an injured person, and two counts of reckless endangerment.
In a release, Coos County DA Paul Frasier wrote, “To be clear, this indictment does not allege that Mr. Nicholson caused the death of twelve persons. The indictment alleges that four persons lost their lives. To meet the pleading requirements of the statute to allege Murder in the First Degree where more than one person died in the same criminal episode, it is necessary to allege multiple counts.
Nicholson’s attorney entered a plea of “not guilty”; a hearing is set for October 1st.
Bail was set at $8 million.
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