North St. Paul man charged with killing father using hammer
Jamal Jevonte Nash, 29, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder after police say he struck his 69-year-old father twice with a hammer at a North St. Paul home on Oct. 18.[1]
Court records show Nash is being held on $1 million bail in Ramsey County.[1] Police say Nash told officers, after being read his rights, that he hit his father because he believed his father was holding him hostage and someone was attacking his family.[1]
Officers say the attack occurred at a home on the 2700 block of Chippewa Avenue in North St. Paul.[1] The victim's wife told officers Nash has schizophrenia, had a recent medication change, and had shown escalating erratic behavior but no prior violence toward the family.[1]
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- Defendant Jamal Jevonte Nash, 29, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in Ramsey County.
- Police say Nash hit his 69-year-old father in the head twice with a hammer on Oct. 18, 2026, at a home on the 2700 block of Chippewa Avenue in North St. Paul.
- The victim’s wife told officers Nash has schizophrenia, had a recent medication change, and had shown escalating erratic behavior but no prior violence toward the family.
- Nash allegedly told police, after being read his rights, that he hit his father because he believed his father was holding him hostage and that someone was attacking his family.
- Court records show Nash is being held on $1 million bail.
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