Nicole Jean Brady

On May 28, 2026, at 2356 hours, St. Paul police officers responded to the 200 block of Kellogg, St. Paul, Ramsey County, on a report of a domestic. A male caller, REB, [DOB REDACTED], called and reported that his ex-girlfriend, stabbed him with a knife and would not let him leave the apartment. Officers arrived and saw REB standing with blood dripping down his hands. Nicole Jean Brady, [DOB REDACTED], was on the ground behind him. Officers separated the two. REB said that he had come over to Brady’s apartment because he was concerned about her mental health.

He said that they are off-and-on friends and lovers. Although she has a harassment restraining order against him, they communicate regularly and see each other regularly. He said she invited him over. While he was over, she grabbed two kitchen knives and started swinging them at him. She threatened to throw them at him. She lightly poked him in the abdomen with a knife. When he tried to leave, she stood at the door holding the knives and preventing him from leaving. He struggled with her to remove the knives.

He noticed that one of his hands was bleeding. Police observed a V-shaped cut between his middle and index finger. In a post-Miranda interview, Brady stated that she and REB argued. REB wanted to leave the apartment, so she grabbed a knife to prevent him from leaving. She said he grabbed the knife, and she did not stab him. She said she grabbed the knife because he is bigger than her and she wanted him to call 911 because her phone was not working. She said she wrapped her legs around him to prevent him from leaving.

She denied that they ever dated. Brady did have a valid HRO against REB. Police arrested REB for a misdemeanor violation of the order. They arrested Brady for Assault in the Second Degree. Police recovered two knives on top of a trash can next to the door.