Man Gets 20 To Life In Prison In Fatal Stabbing Of LI Woman: DA

WEST BABYLON, NY — A man who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a West Babylon woman on New Year's Day in 2022, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced.

Kisjonne Campbell, 25, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on May 8 for the fatal stabbing 21-year-old Michaelle Jaccis, prosecutors said.

On Jan. 1, 2022, at about 2 p.m, Jaccis, her fraternal twin brother, and her 15-year-old brother were at their residence in West Babylon when Campbell knocked on the door.

The 15-year-old answered and saw Campbell, who 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 him before, said that when he opened the door, Campbell asked him if he had a phone number to a cab company. Jaccis's brother then looked up a number for a cab company and gave it to Campbell, who then left.

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

Shortly after 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.

Jaccis's brother later 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 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.

“There is absolutely no justification for this defendant’s violent actions,” said Tierney. “The brutal manner in which he chose to attack and kill Ms. Jaccis deserves an equally brutal sentence in prison.”

Campbell was sentenced before Judge John Collins.

Christopher Brocato, Campell's attorney, told Patch that his client has acted with Jaccis' family in mind during the case.

"The victim in this case had a twin brother and a younger brother, who witnessed the incident," said Brocato. "My client agreed to this plea to spare them from having to go to court during any potential trial, and having to relive what they witnessed, the tragedy to their sister."