EDITOR'S NOTE: AI was used in background research for this article. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln University student-athlete accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death had her initial court appearance moved to Friday morning. 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. "We had drug dealing, so we would have policemen there, but we have never had a homicide in this street," neighbor Carolyn Saucier. "In all those years, I felt safe in the evenings, I felt safe at night here, and I still feel safe, but I feel just it's just weird to know that that happened four doors down." Saucier adds that the home where the scene occurred had a history of housing Lincoln University Track students. She called the attack "tragic." "It changes the neighborhood in a way, everybody knows what happened in that house," Saucier said, I think the impact on us is just beginning, and think about the impact on Lincoln University, the track team. 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. Criminal defense attorney T.J. Kirsch reviewed the case's probably cause statement filed by Jefferson City Police to give his legal perspective on the attack. Kirsch said it is too early in the case to predict how the defense and the state plan to take on the suit. Jackson could potentially claim self-defense however, her allegedly initiating the fight may harm the argument. "There has to be evidence that the person reasonably believed deadly force was necessary to prevent serious physical injury, death or the commission of a forcible felony," Kirsch said. "Somebody who is an initial aggressor, they can still claim self-defense if they made their intentions clear to retreat or to try to end the conflict." Kirsch adds that the decision would also be up to a jury. Past histories of domestic issues may also be brought to court if the judge allows the evidence. Jackson is being held in the Cole County jail without bond. Her arraignment is at 10 a.m. ABC 17 News reached out to Lincoln University and the school's athletic department but did not hear back. The post Lincoln University student stabbing suspect has court appearance delayed appeared first on ABC17NEWS. ...read more read less