On February 24, 2021 at about 1:10 PM the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300 block of DeYoe Cutoff Road for a trespass complaint. The reporting party complained that someone was driving on their road. The reporting party further reported that there was now a stabbing.
Upon arrival, Deputy Erik Beasley detained the possible suspect identified as Jason Erhardt, 37, of Washougal. Undersheriff Mike Kallio arrived and started CPR on the victim Nathan Laird, 39, of Goldendale until medical staff arrived and took over.
An investigation was started and it was determined that Erhardt was driving by when the reporting party confronted him on the road yelling that he was trespassing by driving on the road. Laird then confronted Erhardt and punched him twice through the side window of Erhardt’s vehicle. Laird then pulled Erhardt from the vehicle. Erhardt armed himself as he was coming out of the vehicle with a knife. Erhardt stabbed Laird once he was out of the vehicle. This ended the confrontation.
Laird was later pronounced dead at Klickitat Valley Hospital. Erhardt was arrested at the scene and booked at the Klickitat County Jail on charges of Murder in the Second Degree.
Trespassing & Stabbing
