‘Consumed by the belief that it had happened’: Unsubstantiated claim of sexual assault leads to ‘fixated’ slaying of Dave’s Killer Bread employee

An Oregon antheral who killed his coworker astatine Dave’s Killer Bread implicit the content that helium whitethorn person sexually assaulted his woman has learned his destiny — and truthful has the girlfriend.

In a press release from Clackamas County, the county’s territory lawyer announced that Cody James Denewith, 27, was sentenced to conscionable implicit 27 years successful situation for the slaying of his coworker, Nathan Dean Anderson, 25, whom helium shot and killed successful 2024. The institution wherever they worked is known arsenic a “second chance” employer, actively supporting the hiring of radical with transgression backgrounds who question to crook their lives astir aft being incarcerated.

Denewith’s motive, the DA said, was rage fueled by his content that Anderson had perchance sexually assaulted his girlfriend, Dominique Marie Britt, 27.

When Britt made the assertion against Anderson, Denewith signaled his volition to termination him — and Britt facilitated the fatal act.

The DA stated that days earlier the shooting connected April 29, 2024, Denewith was arrested for home battle and spent a abbreviated clip successful jail. According to a typical from the DA’s bureau who spoke to Law&Crime, Britt reportedly attended a gathering during that clip play that besides included Anderson, and she became intoxicated.

After Denewith returned home, Britt claimed that Anderson whitethorn person “sexually assaulted” her astatine the gathering, which triggered Denewith’s fury. According to the DA, Denewith was “consumed by the content that it had happened” and became “fixated” connected “getting revenge.”

Britt’s assertion was ne'er substantiated.

Driven by his anger, Denewith attempted to solicit respective household members to assistance him disconnected Anderson. He made his convulsive intentions wide to Britt 3 days earlier committing the act. On the time of the shooting, helium asked Britt to battalion his apparel on with his “toy,” which was a codification connection the mates utilized for Denewith’s Sig Sauer P365 handgun.

Britt knowingly complied with his request, the DA said, afloat knowing that helium intended to termination Anderson.

On the time of the shooting, Denewith fired 3 shots into Anderson. He was taken to a adjacent infirmary wherever helium succumbed to his injuries.

Britt pleaded blameworthy successful December 2024 to manslaughter successful the archetypal grade and unlawful usage of a weapon. She was sentenced to 12 1/2 years successful prison.

Denewith pleaded blameworthy connected April 14 to manslaughter successful the archetypal grade and battle successful the archetypal grade with a firearm. He was sentenced to a full of 27 1/2 years successful prison.

Love existent crime? Sign up for our newsletter, The Law&Crime Docket, to get the latest real-life transgression stories delivered close to your inbox.