US EditionWisconsin Man Charged with Murder in Connection with Hospital Security Guard's Beating Death
Jonathan Chet Winch faces up to 40 years after allegedly assaulting security guard Andrea Merrell during an escape attempt from a medical hold at a Minnesota hospital.
- Jonathan Chet Winch, 35, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of security guard Andrea Merrell, who was assaulted on Christmas Day at Fairview Lakes Hospital in Wyoming, Minn.
- Merrell, 43, was attacked by Winch after he left the hospital emergency department while on a medical hold, according to court documents.
- The medical examiner ruled Merrell's death a homicide caused by traumatic head injuries from the assault.
- Winch is being held on $2 million bail, with a competency evaluation ordered by Judge Bridgid E. Dowdal during a recent remote hearing.
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Minnesota hospital patient accused of beating security guard to death while trying to flee
Jonathan Winch, 35, was attempting to bolt from the emergency department while on a medical hold at M Health Fairview Lakes Hospital in Wyoming Thursday night when he viciously attacked 43-year-old guard Andrea Merrell outside the building, according to a criminal complaint.
Duluth News Tribune
Chisago City man charged with fatal assault of hospital security guard
ST. PAUL — A Chisago City man was charged with murder after authorities in east-central Minnesota say he assaulted a security guard on Christmas Day while fleeing a hold in a Wyoming hospital emergency room. Officials identified the guard as Andrea Merrell, 43. She worked at M Health Fairview Lakes Hospital in Wyoming. Jonathan Chet Winch, 35, was charged Monday, Dec. 29, with one count of second-degree murder in Chisago County District Court in…
Wisconsin man charged in Christmas Day murder of Minnesota hospital security guard
Share This StoryJonathan Chet Winch, 35, of St. Croix Falls, Wis., has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of M Health security guard Andrea Merrell on Christmas Day. Merrell was killed while on duty at Fairview Lakes Hospital in Wyoming, Minn., by Winch when he left the hospital emergency department after being placed on a hold, allege charges filed in Chisago County District Court on Monday. The charging document s…
Chisago City man charged with fatal Christmas Day assault of hospital security guard
A Chisago City man was charged with murder after authorities in east-central Minnesota say he assaulted a security guard on Christmas Day while fleeing a hold in a Wyoming hospital emergency room. Officials identified the guard as Andrea Merrell, 43. She worked at M Health Fairview Lakes Hospital in Wyoming. Jonathan Chet Winch, 35, was charged Monday with one count of second-degree murder in Chisago County District Court in connection with her …
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