Crime

Psychiatric Evaluation Ordered for Man Who Severed Father’s Finger in Machete Attack

ST. CROIX — The court is currently awaiting the results of a psychiatric evaluation ordered for a man who was arrested following a gruesome machete attack on his father. According to court documents, on Wednesday, police were summoned to the Juan F. Luis Hospital to investigate a reported assault. Officers found a man undergoing medical treatment, and observed his bandaged right hand and a severed finger in a plastic bag nearby.‌ The man told them that his son, Jano Gordon, had begun to exhibit symptoms of mental disorder, and that due to his increasingly aggressive behaviors had been previously asked several times to leave the home. At around 11:45 a.m. on August 21, the father was at home in the dining room, seated at the table. He was unaware that Gordon was also in the house since his bedroom door was closed. At one point, the older man said he heard a movement from behind him, prompting him to turn towards the sound. He told police that he was confronted with the sight of his ...