Overview
- Khayla Dawson, 27, is jailed on charges including first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, motor vehicle theft, and tampering after 38-year-old Jeremy Campbell was found dead.
- Uber records show Dawson was Campbell’s final fare, with a pickup around 11:45 p.m., an intended drop near Eastonville Road, and a ride cancellation just before 3 a.m., according to investigators.
- Deputies located Campbell’s bloodied car at Dawson’s apartment complex and later found his body in a field near Hodgen and Eastonville roads with multiple stab wounds and defensive injuries.
- A search of Dawson’s home turned up a missing butcher-block knife slot, a large machete-type blade, Campbell’s key fob and wallet hidden inside, and detectives found a matching kitchen knife, a folding knife, and Dawson’s credit cards in a field about 20 miles away.
- Dawson told detectives she acted in self-defense after waking to unwanted touching, while the affidavit notes her phone stopped transmitting location data during the trip, describes the behavior as pre-planning, sets a court date for Nov. 6, and records Uber’s condolences to the family.