Father Fatally Stabbed In Front Of 3 Small Kids In Mercer County: Prosecutor

TRENTON, NJ — A man was arrested after police say he fatally stabbed a father in front of his three children in Ewing earlier this month.

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.

At around 5:20 p.m. on Jan. 8, Ewing Police Officers went to the first block of New Hillcrest Avenue on a report of a man stabbed.

Officers found an adult man in the street with several apparent stab wounds to the torso, said Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey and Ewing Police Chief Al Rhodes.

The victim, identified as Jimmy Chase, 40, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries the next morning.

An investigation found that Holloman was involved in a physical altercation with Chase, who is the father of Holloman’s girlfriend’s children.

"Most of the altercation was captured on a cell phone video and his three small children can be seen trying to break up the fight," said Marbrey.

He was arrested on Jan. 22, in Trenton. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Holloman pending trial.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Ryan Minnick at 609-989-6406. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online at www.mercercountyprosecutor.com.

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