- September 8, 2024
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A 52-year-old Bunnell man has been charged with premeditated homicide in the stabbing death of his wife.
Yolanda Charmaine Williams, 50, was stabbed with a kitchen knife multiple times by her husband, Jermaine Mandell Williams Sr. at around 8:14 a.m. on Aug. 2 in the 400 block of South Pine Street. Jermaine Williams had a history of domestic violence against the victim.
In 2022, Jermaine Williams had pleaded no contest to several domestic violence charges and is still on probation for those charges, according to Flagler County court documents. The conditions of Williams’ probation only allowed him to have contact with the victim in writing, a Bunnell Police Department press release said.
According to a statement he made to investigating detectives, Williams said he and Yolanda Williams had been fighting for weeks and were arguing again that morning in their driveway as she prepared to go to work.
During the argument, Williams said Yolanda Williams made a comment that "pushed him over the edge and made him feel like he had nothing else to live for," the press release said. That is when he went back in the home, grabbed the kitchen knife and came back out and attacked his wife.
Williams told detectives he blacked out and did not remember how many times he struck her, the press release said.
The BPD has surveillance footage of the attack and several witnesses — including the suspect's father — saw Williams attack Yolanda Williams as well, the press release said. The suspect's father came outside and pointed his gun at Jermaine Williams, threatening to shoot him if he didn't stop attacking the victim.
BPD officers, Flagler County Fire Rescue and Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived on the scene shortly after that. Yolanda Williams was treated at the scene and taken to Advent South Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Jermaine Williams, who had remained on the scene, was taken into custody and agreed to interview with detectives.
BPD Lt. Shane Groth has charged Williams with one count of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of violation of probation, the press release said. Williams was taken to the Flagler County jail where he is being held without bond.
