According to police, a Minnesota woman was fatally injured in her work parking lot after she rejected a colleague’s advances.
According to a St. Cloud police Statement.
According to the statement, Hammond died on the spot after the responding officers administered life-saving measures.
Police claim they were able, based on witness testimony at the scene, to identify a suspect and then located Michael Jordan Carpenter (36 years old) in a neighboring community and took him into custody.
According to the statement of probable cause filed with the prosecutors, a handgun matching the style and brand of the shell casings found on the scene was discovered during the arrest.
After a search of Hammond’s phone by police, they found texts from the victim to Carpenter rejecting his advances, according to the probable cause statement.
“[Hammond] did not want to be touched by the defendant, nor did she want to be manipulated by him,”According to the court document. The court document also stated that Carpenter made numerous advances to Hammond, which she refused repeatedly over the last month.
According to the document, police also discovered texts between Hammond and another person that stated Carpenter was mad at them. According to the probable cause statement Carpenter was described as having a bad temper.
Savannah Townely was a supervisor at Dubow Inc. (the company Hammond and Carpenter worked for), and shared her thoughts in a Facebook post. PostAfter losing a dear coworker.
“Words cannot describe the pain and hurt I have been feeling these last 2 days. Nicole Hammond, you were such a beautiful, smart, determined young woman. You deserved to live your best life but instead got your life taken from you,”Townley.
Carpenter was arrested for second-degree murder in connection to the death Hammond. According to court documents, he is scheduled to appear in court on November 8.
Inside Edition Digital reached the clerk’s office to learn that Carpenter had not yet entered a plea.
Inside Edition Digital reached Carpenter’s lawyer’s office and was told that he wouldn’t comment.