Overview
- Police responded on December 21 to a 911 call at Smith’s Edison, New Jersey residence and found her with stab wounds before she was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
- Investigators identified her partner, Jordan D. Jackson-Small, 35, who was arrested on December 23 and charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a minor, and related weapons offenses.
- Prosecutors say a three-year-old child was allegedly present during the attack, leading to the endangering charge.
- Jackson-Small is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending a pretrial detention hearing as the case remains open.
- Smith’s family launched a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses, trauma therapy, and ongoing care for her son, with donations reported to have surpassed $60,000.