Tyler Nees Receives A Life Sentence For Killing His Father - 03/17/20

March 17, 2020

Tyler Nees receives a life sentence for killing his father

Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced that 33-year-old Tyler Wayne Nees received a life sentence for killing his father, Brian Nees.

The court imposed sentence comes with a minimum confinement of 25 years without the possibility of parole, which is pursuant to state statute.

On February 13, 2020, a jury unanimously found Nees guilty of one count of murder constituting domestic violence and one count of unlawful use of a weapon for intentionally causing the death of his father.

Multnomah County Deputy District Attorneys Amanda Nadell and Brad Kalbaugh prosecuted this case.

The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office determined Brian Nees’ heart was punctured by the weapon used to stab him. 

This investigation started on December 2, 2017 when the Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications received a 9-1-1 call from a person in the 6000 block of Southeast Woodstock Boulevard in Portland, Oregon.

After being stabbed in the back, Brian Nees ran from the residence looking for help. He ended up at the Mt. Scott Pub, located approximately one block away.

The bar’s manager told police that she was in the process of closing for the evening when a person, later identified as Brian Nees started pounding on the door asking for help. When the manager opened the door, she found Brian Nees injured from a stab wound.

Brian Nees told both the 9-1-1 caller and a Portland Police officer that his son, Tyler, was the person who stabbed him and also provided law enforcement with the location of where the stabbing occurred.

He died in surgery several hours later. During the investigation, law enforcement learned that Tyler Nees fled the area after stabbing his father in the 7200 block of Southwest Woodstock Boulevard.

Police went to the residence where they located a large bloodied chef’s knife on the floor inside the apartment.

Nees was located on December 14, 2017 in the 900 block of Northwest 23rd Avenue in Portland and taken into custody.

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office recognizes lead Portland Police Detective Brad Clifton and the entire Portland Police Bureau and its Homicide Detail for their dedicated efforts investigating this case. We thank District Attorney Victim Advocate Malia Bruni for the advocacy and support she provided and continues to provide the victim’s family.

We also recognize retired Multnomah County Chief Deputy District Attorney Chuck Sparks who was the initial prosecutor assigned to this case.

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Contact: Brent Weisberg, Communications Director
Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office
Phone: 503.988.6567 | Email: Brent.Weisberg@mcda.us