Man accused of stabbing 29-year-old multiple times with pocket knife facing murder charges

The Dayton Municipal Court building on West Third Street in downtown Dayton. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

The Dayton Municipal Court building on West Third Street in downtown Dayton. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

A man accused of fatally stabbing a 29-year-old with a pocketknife in Dayton was charged with murder.

Je’Vonte M. Wilson, 32, is facing two counts each of murder and felonious assault in Dayton Municipal Court.

Wilson used a collapsible pocketknife to injure a man, resulting in his death, an affidavit read.

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Joshua Hogan.

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

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At 1:49 a.m. Sunday, a person reported an unresponsive man was on the ground in the 200 block of Oak Street, according to court records.

When Dayton Fire Department crews responded, they found the man, later identified as Hogan, dead.

They contacted Dayton police to take over the investigation.

Hogan had multiple stab wounds, said Dayton police Lt. Eric Sheldon.

Through the course of the investigation, police identified Wilson as a suspect.

Wilson was arrested Sunday afternoon and is being held in the Montgomery County Jail.

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