SUNBURY – A Sunbury woman is now in Northumberland County Prison without bail after Sunday morning’s stabbing incident in the city. According to court papers, 28-year-old Charisma Jakes faces eight charges, including two felony aggravated assault, and attempted homicide. She was arraigned Thursday afternoon in front of Magistrate Mike Toomey.
The incident occurred around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Edison Avenue in Sunbury. According to court papers, officers first found Timothy Moultrie lying outside Jakes home. When questioned, Moultrie told officers his sister, Jakes, stabbed him. Jakes was eventually taken into custody by Sunbury Police after trying to keep officers from entering the home.
When officers had entered, another woman, Jordyn Moran, claimed she stabbed Moultrie, not Jakes. Moran was also taken into custody at the time. After further investigation, officers found it was Jakes who committed the stabbing.
Meanwhile, a Geisinger spokeswoman tells us the victim, Timothy Moultrie, has been upgraded to fair condition.
