Crime & Safety

Jury Selection Begins in Fatal Lakeside Stabbing Trial

A man accused of stabbing two men, one of whom died due to the wounds, now faces trial.

The trial of a man accused of stabbing two men at a Lakeside party, one fatally, is set to continue with jury selection on Thursday.

Jacob Hume, 24, is charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old David Fleming Jr.

He also faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence.  

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When deputies arrived at the party near Riverview Avenue and Walter Hill Road on Dec. 3, 2009, they found Fleming fatally wounded, according to law enforcement reports.

Hume was not at the party by the time deputies arrived, but witnesses identified Hume as the suspect, and he was arrested hours later.

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City News Service contributed to this report.


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