MULTNOMAH COUNTY MAN SENT TO PRISON FOR KILLING HIS TWIN BROTHER - 03/23/26

Case: 22CR46585

Portland, OR-Martre Oliver, now 29-years-old was sentenced  to 150 months (12.5 years) in prison on Friday March 20, 2026 in connection with the death of his brother, Martese Oliver.

He was convicted of Manslaughter in the First Degree, Felon in Possession of a Firearm with a Firearm and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.

Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Kristen Kyle-Castelli prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing she said: The death of Martese Oliver was violent, tragic and unnecessary. A fight between brothers dramatically escalated when the defendant pulled a gun and shot Martese Oliver multiple times. The State sought and secured justice for Martese Oliver, who did not deserve to die.  

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Portland Police Bureau Detective Travis Law for his excellent investigation of this case.

The Facts:
 

According to the State’s Memorandum in Support of a Denial of Bail affidavit, filed on September 25, 2022 at around 3am Portland Police were called to the lobby of the Howard Johnson motel located at NE 82nd and NE Sandy Boulevard in Portland. There they found Martese Oliver suffering from gunshot wounds. When medical personnel arrived they pronounced him dead.

Police reviewed the security footage from the night of the shooting captured by cameras at the Howard Johnson. The footage showed a smaller blue SUV arriving off of NE 82nd. Two people got out and there was a disturbance near the driver’s side of the vehicle. As the individuals moved away from the headlights of the car, Martese Oliver appeared to strike Martre Oliver who fell to the ground and out of camera view. Martese Oliver walked toward Martre Oliver and three flashes of light and blasts from a gunshot were seen. Martre Oliver was identified from the surveillance video.

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