On 1/30/26 at approximately 0838 hours, MPD officers responded to [ADDRESS REDACTED], Minneapolis, Hennepin County, for a Domestic Abuse In-Progress. Upon arrival, officers spoke with Victim [NAME REDACTED] into the hallway. Victim TJ said that about an hour before officers arrived, she was in an argument with her ex-boyfriend JESSIE NATHANIEL TRUDELL, [DOB REDACTED] (now referred to as "Defendant"). They had broken up, and Defendant wanted all his gifts he gave to Victim [NAME REDACTED]. Victim [NAME REDACTED] had been in a relationship for nine months, living together for six months and share no children together.
Victim [NAME REDACTED] was strangled by Defendant. Victim [NAME REDACTED] in the bedroom when she attempted to leave but Defendant stood in front of the door and blocked her from exiting. Victim TJ does not remember how she ended up on the ground on her back, but said Defendant took her to the ground and was on top of her. Victim TJ tried to escape and ended up on her stomach. Defendant then grabbed her left arm, pulled it behind her back and used it to pin her to the ground. Victim TJ was able to escape briefly, but as she was standing up, Defendant used hisright arm to wrap around her neck.
Victim TJ said she felt like she was "going in and out of consciousness" and had "fear of death". Victim TJ was able to escape because she bit Defendant’s right index finger. Victim TJ's mother, Witness LJ, told officers she received a call from her daughter about having been strangled by Defendant and hung up. Witness LJ attempted to call Victim [NAME REDACTED], but she did not get an answer. Witness LJ then called 911. Officers noted that during their conversation they had to repeat instructions multiple times to Victim TJ, and she asked for questions to be repeated.
Additionally, she looked "spaced" as her eyes were not focusing. EMS was called Code 3, and she was transported to the hospital for medical attention related to strangulation injuries. Defendant is currently in custody at the Hennepin County Jail. A DANCO is requested.
