Immigration hold issued for Jefferson City murder suspect
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A woman jailed in Cole County on suspicion of murder has drawn the attention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Denita Jackson, 27, is a Lincoln University student and track team sprinter who is originally from Guyana, in South America. She was arrested and charged this week with second-degree murder and armed criminal action for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, fellow track team member Kevaughn Goldson, to death during a struggle that started after she found him with another woman.
Sheriff John Wheeler said Thursday that ICE had issued an immigration hold on Jackson. Immigration holds instruct jails to hold an inmate for at least 48 hours after they would normally be released.
Jackson is jailed without bond.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson did not respond Thursday to a request for information about Jackson's immigration status.
Court documents state that Jackson was in a romantic relationship with Goldson, but there was a history of domestic violence incidents between the two. She said the most recent fight was about a missing bottle of cologne.
Jackson told police she thought Goldson was having an affair with one of her roommates.
ICE has requested records related to Jackson from the local courts, according to online court records. Her arraignment is scheduled for Friday morning. She is one of two people with ICE holds in the Cole County Jail.
