College sprinter charged with fatally st@bbing fellow Athlete boyfriend after catching him in bed with another woman

A college sprinter has been charged in connection with the fatal st@bbing of her boyfriend, who was also an athlete at the same university.

Denita Jackson faces charges of second-degree murd£r and armed criminal action in the de@th of her boyfriend, Kevaughn Goldson, according to local outlet KMIZ, citing Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson.

Goldson, 23, was a senior and a men’s track and field athlete at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was originally from Kingston, Jamaica. Jackson, also a senior and a women’s track and field athlete at the university, is from Berbice, Guyana.

Court documents show that a warrant for Jackson’s arrest was issued on Monday, Feb. 23. She was taken into custody, charged with second-degree murd£r and armed criminal action, and is being held without bond.

According to a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE, Jackson allegedly called Jefferson City Police to report that she had been involved in a disturbance with the victim and had st@bbed him at her residence. When officers arrived, they found Goldson in the living room with a stab wound to his chest and another to his back, along with minor scratches consistent with a physical struggle.

The documents state that Goldson did not cooperate with the police and was not interviewed about the incident.

He was transported to Capital Region Medical Center, where photographs of his injuries were taken. He was later airlifted to the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, where he died during surgery.

During an interview with investigators, Jackson allegedly admitted to stabbing Goldson. According to the probable cause statement, she described their relationship as volatile and said it had involved prior domestic violence incidents. She also told police that friends had previously advised her to stay away from him.

Jackson said their latest dispute began over a broken bottle of cologne, and she had agreed to replace it. The documents state that the pair previously lived together, but Jackson now shares a residence with two roommates, one of whom witnessed the st@bbing.

Goldson allegedly came to Jackson’s residence on Feb. 21 and stayed overnight. The following morning, Jackson said she felt unwell but went to work, leaving Goldson asleep in her bed. She later returned home early and found the bedding disturbed and Goldson no longer in the room.

According to the affidavit, Jackson suspected Goldson was having an affair with her roommate. She reportedly used a hair clip to unlock the roommate’s door and found the two in bed together, though clothed, with the bottle of cologne between them.

Jackson told police she jumped onto the bed, grabbed the cologne bottle and Goldson’s shirt, sparking a physical altercation. She claimed Goldson kicked her in the stomach, causing her to fall into a nearby mirror.

The roommate allegedly told them to stop fighting and fled the room. Jackson further claimed that Goldson pinned her to the floor and began choking her. She said she then noticed a knife under the roommate’s bed, grabbed it, and st@bbed Goldson in the back. When he did not immediately react, she said she stabbed him again in the chest.

Afterward, Jackson reportedly called 911 to report the st@bbing.