LU sprinter charged with murder has trial scheduled for January

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The trial has been scheduled for next year for a Lincoln University sprinter who is accused of killing her boyfriend in Jefferson City in February.

Denita Jackson, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.

A jury trial is scheduled to begin 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2027. A pretrial conference is set for 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22.

Jackson was accused of stabbing and killing her boyfriend Kevaughn Goldson after she allegedly found him with another woman at a residence on Fairmount Boulevard. Goldson and Jackson were members of LU’s track teams.

Goldson, 23, was a senior from Jamaica who was a sprinter on the LU track and field team, according to the LU Athletics website. Jackson’s hometown was listed as Berbice, Guyana on LU's website and has an immigration detainer listed in jail records.