LU sprinter pleads not guilty to murder charge in boyfriend’s death

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Lincoln University sprinter accused of killing her boyfriend earlier this pleaded not guilty in court on Friday.

Denita Jackson, 27, is charged in Cole County with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She pleaded not guilty during her arraignment on Friday. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond and a review hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday.

Jackson was accused of stabbing and killing her boyfriend, men's track team member Kevaughn Goldson during a struggle on Monday that allegedly started when she found him with another woman.

ICE issued an immigration hold on Jackson on Thursday, according to Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler.

LU's track team has a meet this weekend in Indianapolis. Someone from the school told ABC 17 News on Thursday that the teams still planned to attend.