Bradley Cole, 69, died in May 2024 outside the Ashley Inn & Suites in Lincoln City, following an assault by Roland Evans-Freke, 31, who stole his dog and left the sexagenarian on the ground dying

The alleged killer has been accused of the second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault and robbery of Cole in the parking lot of the hotel

The victim’s widow, Debra Cole, is suing the suspect’s business tycoon father, seeking at least $20 million in damages

The suspect’s father, Stephen Evans-Freke, a former Wall Street investment banker worth $25 million, is named as a defendant in the suit

Debra Cole accuses the hotel and Stephen Evans-Freke of being liable for abuse of a vulnerable person due to Bradley’s age

Lawsuit claims the wealthy banker’s son has a known history of hospitalization in psych units

The hotel and the father were negligent in failing to intervene and prevent Roland’s ‘worsening violent outbursts’, the lawsuit alleges

The suspect is being held at a state hospital after the court deemed him unfit to aid in his defense

Debra Cole [left], is suing Roland Evans-Freke, the man who allegedly assaulted Bradley Cole, [right], 69, outside of an Ashley Inn & Suites in Lincoln City in May 2024. Cole was walking his dog before the killer demanded he hand his dog over then attacked him to snatch the dog

The widow of an Oregon man who was beaten to death is suing his alleged killer’s business tycoon father. 
Bradley Cole, 69, died in May of last year outside of Ashley Inn & Suites in Lincoln City after he was assaulted by Roland Evans-Freke, 31, police said. 
In a lawsuit filed by Cole’s wife Debra, Evans-Freke is said to have had a history of being hospitalized inside psychiatric units. His father, Stephen Evans-Freke, a former Wall Street investment banker worth $25 million, is named as a defendant in the suit. 
The suit alleges that the hotel and Stephen Evans-Freke’s were both negligent in failing to intervene and prevent Roland’s ‘worsening violent outbursts’. 

Cole’s alleged killer Roland Evans-Freke [photo], the 31-year-old son of a wealthy Oregon family is Roland Evans-Freke stands accused of the second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault and robbery of Cole in the parking lot of the hotel

Debra and Bradley Cole, celebrating their 37th wedding anniversary, were staying at the hotel when Cole left to walk their dog on the grounds, when Evans-Freke who had been outside smoking a cigarette and approached Cole, demanding he hand over the dog. 
Cole refused, Evans-Freke allegedly proceeded to punch and kick the sexagenarian for several minutes before grabbing the dog and leaving the scene . 
Debra, who was still inside their hotel room at the time, went to investigate after her husband failed to return after 30 minutes.
She claims she then saw their dog with a stranger, identified as Roland Evans-Freke and inquired how came into possession of the family pet. When the stranger refused to give the dog back, Debra unclipped the dog’s collar from the leash and took the pet back to her room. 
Stepping outside again, Debra found her husband motionless on the sidewalk with a bloodied face, that is
when she pointed the man out to two other people who wrestled the man to the ground, while she dialed 911.

Debra and Bradley Cole celebrating their 37th wedding anniversary in May 2024, were staying at Ashley Inn & Suites in Lincoln City when he was assaulted on the hotel grounds. Bradley failed to return after 30 minutes, so Debra stepped out to investigate – just in time to spot the alleged killer

The responding pair of officers after struggling to cuff Evans-Freke, deployed a stun gun to subdue the suspect and place him in custody, according to the lawsuit.
Meanwhile Cole had stopped breathing as he lay on the ground, his his right ear severed from the savage attack, according to court records. 
The lawsuit filed by Debra alleges that the hotel and Evans-Freke’s father were both negligent in failing to intervene and prevent his ‘worsening violent outbursts’.
It adds that Stephen Evans-Freke had both ‘enabled and encouraged’ his son’s behavior since his early years.  
The suit says the elder Evans-Freke had paid to have his son trained by a three-time world boxing champion, despite his son’s history of ‘violent’ behavior. 

Roland is the son of wealthy Wall Street investment banker Stephen Evans-Freke and his wife, former model Valerie Evans-Freke [left]. Suit claims Evans-Freke Sr paid to have his son trained by a three-time world boxing champion, despite his son’s history of ‘violent’ behavior 

It is claimed that this behavior extended to an obsession with fighting and martial arts, as well as a collection of knives and guns. 
The suit said that Evans-Freke moved to Oregon in 2022 and his father paid for him to live in a hotel after finding out his son was staying in a homeless camp.  
In December of 2023 his father tried to have him committed to a psychiatric hospital but his petition was denied, the suit adds. Roland Evans-Freke was then arrested for allegedly trespassing in Lincoln County, and acting in an ‘incoherent’ way, the filing said. 
At a Comfort Inn in Newport staff had also contacted Evans-Freke’s father after he was seen talking to himself and carrying knives around the hotel, it is alleged.

Stephen Evans-Freke, [photo], a former Wall Street investment banker, who has claimed that he is worth $25 million, is also named as a defendant in the wrongful death suit filed by the widow of a man whom his adult son beat to death 

A court report says that Stephen Evans-Freke had said his son was suffering from severe paranoia, was ‘very violent’ and being told by voices in his head to kill someone.
Two days after the petition Roland was then excluded from the Comfort Inn after a violent outburst at his father and staff, court papers said. 
In April of last year he was staying inside the Ashley Inn with staff receiving numerous complaints about his behavior, the suit said. 
Debra Cole, who is seeking at least $20 million in damages, accuses the hotel and Stephen Evans-Freke of being liable for abuse of a vulnerable person due to Bradley’s age.
By Oregon state law if a jury agreed to that allegation alone the damages would triple under a state law.  
Speaking with the outlet the widow said she filed the suit so what happened to her husband doesn’t happen to anyone else.  
Roland Evans-Freke stands accused of the second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault and robbery of Cole in the parking lot of the hotel. 

69-year-old father and grandfather Bradley Cole seen [photo], alongside his Debra and children, died at the scene after the attack by Roland Evans-Freke

The couple had been at the hotel to celebrate their wedding anniversary, when Bradley Cole [photo] left to walk their dog on the grounds, leaving his wife of 37 years in their room

Debra Cole’s lawsuit is seeking at least $20 million in damages. She accuses the hotel and Stephen Evans-Freke liable for abuse of a vulnerable person due to Bradley’s age

The suspect who the court found unfit to aid in his defense, has been held inside a state hospital since his arrest last May. At a commitment hearing on Wednesday it was revealed that Evans-Freke suffers from schizophrenia.
His defense lawyer said he has suffered a long-standing mental illness and had not been on consistent medication. However, the suspect said he does not believe he is unwell.
Roland Evans-Freke was born in New York and raised in Orange County alongside one sibling by their parents Stephen and Valerie Evans-Freke.
Stephen Evans-Freke who has worked in the biotechnology industry, also as an investment bank CEO and is a venture capitalist. He married Valerie, a former model, in 1990. The pair are no longer together, but
during their divorce in 2022, Stephen in court papers filed in the US Virgin Islands claimed his monthly income is 50K-70K, with a net worth of $25 million.