The Oregon landlord for a man charged with murder of an apartment resident who lived across the hall from him has won an eviction order in Washington County Circuit Court, according to Oregonlive.com.
Attorneys for the Baseline 158 apartment complex in Beaverton filed an eviction lawsuit Oct. 15 against Bryce Schubert, 27, and a 24-year-old woman, demanding they vacate their apartment within 24-hours, citing an “extremely outrageous act.”
Schubert is charged with killing newlywed nurse Melissa Jubane. Jubane lived in Unit 513; Schubert in Unit 520. The apartments are diagonally across the hall from each other, according to a floorplan.
The Oregonian reported that the lawsuit was filed for the Oregon landlord by the New York-based investment management fund Sentinel Real Estate – which controls the large apartment building – but doesn’t give any details, though it lists personal injury or substantial property damage as potential justification.
Schubert failed to appear in Washington County Circuit Court in the civil case and a judge sided with his landlord by default.
A receptionist who answered the phone for Sentinel Real Estate’s eviction attorney, Bradley Kraus, said he declined to comment.
Jubane had returned from her wedding ceremony in Oahu when she was allegedly kidnapped and then killed by Schubert on Sept. 4.
Coworkers, family and friends instantly became concerned when the beloved nurse didn’t clock in for work at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center that morning, spurring a massive volunteer search until Beaverton police recovered her body three days later.
Authorities haven’t released a motive in the case. Schubert, also a nurse, briefly worked for Providence, but was never assigned to the same hospital as Jubane, according to a spokesperson.
Schubert has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, the newspaper reported. Schubert has remained in Washington County jail and no bail hearing has been set.
