St. Petersburg Police Press Release


ANTHONY HOLLOWAY
Chief of Police
1301 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705

(727) 893-7550
police.stpete.org

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
Report number: 2021-009194
Date of original release: 03-12-21

Stabbing and Arrest

Release posted on 03-12-21 at 10:57 a.m.

At 5:11 p.m., police officers responded to a house in the 2000 block of Queensboro Avenue South for a stabbing. Two adult brothers had gotten into an altercation. Jerald Nelson, DOB 12-29-83, used a kitchen knife to stab his brother in the chest. He also threatened another family member. Nelson's booking photo is attached.

The brother suffered a serious, but non-life threatening, injury and was treated at a hospital.

Nelson was arrested and faces two counts of attempted murder in the second degree.

Jerald Nelson

Jerald Nelson

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