A St. Paul man was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison in connection with the November 2024 murder of a 24-year-old man who authorities said was shot dead after being followed and “hunted.”

Jehovah M. Nelson, 20, was sentenced Tuesday under terms of a plea agreement. He was ordered to submit a DNA sample as part of the deal. He and another man, Kenneth E. Terry, who was 18 at the time, were charged in connection with the shooting death.

Dejaun Hemphill, 24, was with two cousins when he was shot near University Avenue and Rice Street on Nov. 5, 2024. Authorities said he and his cousins were being followed by two men, but were unaware they were being “hunted.”

A woman who was previously in a relationship with Terry reported that she had been hanging out with one of Hemphill’s cousin

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