Life Sentence for Convicted Murderer





Eugene, Ore. - The suspect, James Paul Cable, has been sentenced to life in prison for Murder in the Second Degree. He has the possibility of parole after 25 years. He also received 25 months for Assault on a Public Safety Officer to be served concurrently to his life sentence. 

The victim, Daniel Pizzutti, who was 35 at the time, was Cable’s roommate and died after being repeatedly struck in the head with a frying pan. The case was investigated by the Eugene Police Violent Crimes Unit.

Cable's earliest date of release is listed as 07/24/2122, according to the Lane County Jail. 

Case 21-18149


***ORIGINAL STORY***

On November 18, 2021, police contacted James Paul Cable, age 38, of Eugene, at his residence and took him into custody regarding a homicide investigation at the location. During the investigation,  Cable struck a detective, and was later arrested on charges of Murder in the Second Degree and Assault on a Public Safety Officer. The 35-year-old male victim is known to Cable.

The violent crimes unit is continuing to investigate the incident and a crash that occurred, possibly connected to the incident, in the area of East 29th Avenue and Amazon Parkway. Police were called to the crash around 12:30 a.m. The involved vehicle, a 2022 silver four-door Chevrolet Silverado truck with Florida license plate, had crashed in the creek bed, and was found to be associated with Cable.

(Information from EPD and the Lane County Jail site)

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