Man accused of killing 1 with pocket knife in Dayton indicted

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court

A grand jury indicted a man accused in a deadly stabbing earlier this month at an apartment building in the South Park neighborhood of Dayton.

Je’Vonte Marion Wilson, 32, is facing two counts each of murder and felonious assault in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

He is accused of using a collapsible pocketknife to injure and kill 29-year-old Joshua Hogan, according to a Dayton Municipal Court affidavit.

Je'Vonte Marion Wilson. Photo courtesy Miami Valley Jails.

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Around 1:50 a.m. Jan. 18, a 911 caller reported an unresponsive person was on the ground in the 200 block of Oak Street.

Medics from the Dayton Fire Department responded and found Hogan deceased in the parking lot behind the building.

“Officers were able to observe that the victim had multiple stab wounds,” said Dayton police Lt. Eric Sheldon.

Hogan had been stabbed 21 times, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

During the investigation, detectives identified Wilson as a suspect.

He left the scene but was later found in Kettering and taken into custody. He is held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1 million cash bond, according to the prosecutor’s office.

His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday.

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