Lincoln University student stabbing suspect set for first court appearance
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
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The Lincoln University student-athlete accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death was set to make her first appearance in a Cole County courtroom on Wednesday.
Denita Jackson, a senior sprinter for the school, is accused of killing 23-year-old Kevaughn Goldson, also a senior sprinter, during an argument on Monday.
The stabbing marks the third homicide investigation in Jefferson City since Jan. 1, a spike that local officials described as unusual for the community.
According to court documents, Jackson told police she believed Goldson was having an affair with one of her roommates.
The night of the attack, Jackson had left for work late Sunday but returned home from work early Monday morning and found Goldson and a witness in the bed after using a hairclip to unlock a roommate's door.
Jackson allegedly jumped onto the bed and grabbed Goldson by his shirt. She told investigators that Goldson kicked her in the stomach and started to choke her. Jackson then grabbed a knife from under the witness's bed and stabbed Goldson in the back and chest, according to court documents.
After the incident, Jackson called 911 to report the stabbing.
Goldson was taken by helicopter to University Hospital, where he died during surgery.
Jackson's arraignment is at 2 p.m. in the Division 6 courtroom.
