A Trenton man has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing last month in Ewing Township.
Davon Holloman, 35, is charged with first-degree murder, third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses, and three counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Ewing Police Chief Al Rhodes.
Holloman was arrested Jan. 22 in Trenton, and prosecutors have filed a motion to detain him pending trial.
Ewing police officers were dispatched at about 5:20 p.m. Jan. 8 to the first block of New Hillcrest Avenue on a report of a stabbing. Officers found an adult male in the street with several stab wounds to the torso.
The victim, identified as Jimmy Chase, 40, of Philadelphia, was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he died the following morning.
Investigators found that Holloman was involved in a physical altercation with Chase, who is the father of Holloman’s girlfriend’s children.
Much of the incident was captured on a cellphone video, and three young children can be seen attempting to break up the fight.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Mercer County Homicide Task Force Detective Ryan Minnick at 609-989-6406 or submit tips anonymously through the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office website.
Despite the charges, every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
