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Grand Jury Indicts Wendell Man in Wife's Slaying

A Wendell man accused in his wife's slaying has been indicted by a Wake County grand jury.

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Jakiem Wilson in court
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Wake County grand jury has indicted a Wendell man accused of killing his wife and writing in her blood.

Jakiem Wilson has been charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of his wife, Nneka Wilson.

On Feb. 13, authorities found her body on the kitchen floor of the couple's home. Investigators said there were threats written in her blood near the body.

Two other men -- Jamie Russell Holder and Roderick Ryan Howell -- have been charged with being accessories after the fact.

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