Wife of Victim/Ex-Girlfriend of Suspect Testify in Jason Davis Trial

It’s day three of a murder trial in Monroe. The man at center-stage is accused in the stabbing death of a Swartz man. Jason Davis is accused of stabbing Joe Jones to death last June; his bloody vehicle was found at a car wash. NBC 10's was in court today. The day started with testimony from Jones' wife. Elaine Jones testified that her husband was friendly with anyone he met. She said she last saw him at their house the night Jones was killed but she didn't know Jones left because she was asleep. Later, Davis' ex-girlfriend testified that Davis claimed to be with Jones the night of the crime. She said she and Davis knew Jones prior to his death because Jones had tried to give Davis a job with his construction company. She said Jones seemed nice. Later the night of the crime, she said Davis took several showers and seemed nervous. She said Davis told her a stranger tried to stab him at a gas station on Louisville Avenue in Monroe that night, but he killed the man in self defense. She said Davis even joked about moving the body. She said she tried to get Davis to go to police. We will bring you the very latest about the case as it develops.