A Kansas man allegedly told police he randomly attacked a woman and her newborn child with a hammer in order to quell his “homicidal thoughts.”
After he was arrested, Jason Eastburn, 43, allegedly described to Wichita Police how he had spent his Christmas Eve morning looking for someone to kill.
Eastburn, armed with a hammer, allegedly told police he spotted a home that had a driveway that was packed with parked cars, and decided he would murder someone inside.
Eastburn knocked at the front door, and when a woman holding her 1-month-old baby answered, he started swinging the hammer. According to police, the woman was struck in the head repeatedly, and her head injuries required surgical staples to close.
The infant, thankfully, was unharmed in the attack, which took place at approximately 9:30 a.m.
Someone inside the home called 911 about a man who was “trying to kill them.”
Officers raced to the home and arrested Eastburn, who was sitting at a park across the street from the home — suffering from an injury to his forehead.
According to an arrest affidavit shared with Us Weekly, the woman said she thought the man was trying to sell something, and that when she opened the door, “the male smiled at her and told her, ‘I’m going to kill you.’ The male [then] pulled a hammer from behind his back with his right hand and pushed his way into the residence. The male struck her an unknown number of times with the hammer on the left side of her head.”
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Eastburn was stopped by other people inside the residence, including a 76-year-old grandmother. The victim escaped with the baby as the others wrestled with Eastburn, who dropped the hammer and fled to the park.
It is unclear how Eastburn was injured, but police did take him to the hospital for treatment. In the ambulance ride there, Eastburn allegedly bragged to a female medic, “I killed a woman over there,” according to the affidavit. He later repeated that claim while being questioned by police.
“Jason told [an officer] he wanted to kill someone in a home with a lot of people in it, and believed this home matched his needs,” the affidavit reads.
Eastburn also explained to police the weapon he used to attack the woman had “sentimental” value, as the hammer once belonged to his late father.
He allegedly told police he inherited the hammer along with his father’s home, and that being alone inside of it “triggers” him emotionally. Eastburn also acknowledged having a mental illness he was not taking any medication to address.
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“Jason said that he knew what he did was wrong, and that he was embarrassed and ashamed of his actions,” reads the affidavit, which alleges Eastburn told investigators it was his intention to murder the woman who answered the door. “He said that he has had homicidal thoughts for a while and referenced issues from his childhood. Jason said he wanted to stop his family’s generational violence. He was relieved to be in a place where he could no longer hurt anyone.”
Eastburn has been charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery and aggravated endangering a child, in addition to other charges. He is being held on $2 million bond, and information on his attorney — assuming he has one — was unavailable at press time.
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