Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal New Year's Day Stabbing Of Suffolk Woman : DA

WEST BABYLON, NY — A man pleaded guilty in court to fatally stabbing a West Babylon woman on New Year's Day in 2022, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced.

Kisjonne Campbell, 25, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Michaelle Jaccis before Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable John B. Collins.

On Jan. 1, 2022, Jaccis, her fraternal twin brother, and her 15-year-old brother were at their residence in West Babylon when Campbell knocked on the door.

At sometime after 2 p.m., the 15-year-old answered and saw Campbell was wearing all black with a ski mask around his neck a jacket and gray sneakers, according to the investigation and the Campbell's admissions during his plea allocution.

The teen, who had never seen Campbell before, said that when he opened the door, Campbell asked him if he had a phone number to a cab company. The victim’s brother then looked up a number for a cab company and gave it to Campbell, who then left.

The Jaccis's brother then informed her about what happened, which prompted her to go
outside for a short drive in the family vehicle.

Shortly after the Jaccis returned home, she was violently attacked by Campbell in front of her house, prosecutors said.

Jaccis's brothers rushed to the door when they heard her screaming. When the brothers opened the door, they saw Campbell, who was wearing the same clothing as he was wearing earlier when he knocked on the door, furiously stabbing their sister, prosecutors said.

The brothers ran inside and called 911, but by the time they went back outside, Campbell was gone.

Police later spotted Campbell, who matched the description given by the brothers during the 911 call, jogging down a nearby block.

Upon seeing a marked police unit, Campbell attempted to jump over a fence to flee, but failed.

He was taken into custody within seven minutes of the original 911 call, officials said.

Thereafter, Jaccis's brother then identified Campbell as both the man that originally asked for the cab company number and as "his sister’s killer," prosecutors said.

That same afternoon, police recovered a knife with a broken tip in the bushes of the house next door to the crime scene. It was later learned at the Jaccis's autopsy that the tip of a sharp metal object was recovered from her skull, prosecutors said.

The ski mask was also recovered nearby and possessed DNA that matched Campbell.

Campbell was taken to police headquarters, where he spoke to detectives for about two hours.

During a videotaped interview, Campbell stated that he had a relationship with Jacci and took a cab from the shelter where he was staying at to her home in Long Island that day. He admitted to having a physical altercation with Jaccis, conceding that he punched her in the
face, prosecutors said.

Campbell described a long knife that he was carrying that day, but told police that he blacked
out after he struck Jaccis.

“This was a horrific and senseless act of violence.” said District Attorney Tierney. “Thanks to the swift response from Suffolk County Police Officers working that day, the defendant was quickly apprehended before anyone else could be hurt. This guilty plea spares Michaelle Jaccis’s family from having to relive this tragedy in open court and ensures that the public will be protected from this violent defendant.”

Campbell is due back in court on June 9 for sentencing. He is expected to be sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, Tierney's office said.

Patch reached out to Christopher Brocato, Esq, Campbell's attorney, for comment.