Prosecutors say three cases span March 2025 through January 2026 at the same east-side home.
DETROIT, MI — A Detroit man has been charged in three separate alleged assaults involving women he met through Facebook Dating, including a case in which prosecutors say a woman was stabbed multiple times and forced to drive around the city at knifepoint. The suspect, 31-year-old Donneal Darren Sandridge-Jones, is being held on bond as two cases move through court.
The allegations, filed by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, describe incidents at Sandridge-Jones’ home in the 12000 block of Elmdale Street on Detroit’s east side over an 11-month period. Prosecutors say the cases include domestic violence and felonious assault counts, and one allegation of assault with intent to murder. Police and prosecutors say more victims may exist as investigators try to identify anyone else who may have had similar encounters.
Authorities say the most serious allegation happened Jan. 20, 2026, after a woman, 27, met Sandridge-Jones through Facebook Dating and spent time with him at his home. Wayne County prosecutors allege Sandridge-Jones was intoxicated when he stabbed her multiple times in the neck. They say he then forced her to drive him to multiple locations while holding her at knifepoint. The woman later told reporters she believed she was going to die during the hours-long ordeal, describing how she followed his orders while bleeding and scared before they ended up back at the house.
In an interview with local media, the woman, Jakayla Archie, said Sandridge-Jones appeared normal early on, then suddenly became violent. “I never thought I was going to make it out of there,” Archie said. She said she escaped after they returned to his home, running for help when she saw a chance. Prosecutors say the allegations in her case support charges of assault with intent to murder, unlawful imprisonment, felonious assault, malicious destruction of property, and domestic violence. Police said she was one of several victims they had spoken with in the investigation.
The prosecutor’s office also described an incident on July 13, 2025, involving a 32-year-old woman. Prosecutors allege that at about 11:30 p.m., a verbal altercation at Sandridge-Jones’ Elmdale Street residence escalated and he physically assaulted her while armed with a knife. They also allege he damaged her phone and her vehicle. In that case, prosecutors said Sandridge-Jones is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, felonious assault, domestic violence, and malicious destruction of property valued at $200 or more but less than $1,000.
A third incident, prosecutors said, dates to March 31, 2025, and involves a 35-year-old woman. Prosecutors allege that around 10 p.m., Sandridge-Jones threw a brick at the woman’s vehicle, breaking the driver’s side window, then threw a second brick that struck her in the face. In that case, prosecutors said Sandridge-Jones is charged with felonious assault and domestic violence, but an arraignment date had not been announced as of this week. Authorities have described the women as people he was dating at the time of the alleged assaults.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office said the Detroit Police Department investigation led to Sandridge-Jones’ arrest on Jan. 31, 2026. Court records released by the prosecutor’s office show Sandridge-Jones was arraigned Feb. 3, 2026, in the July 2025 and January 2026 cases before Magistrate Laura Echartea. In those two cases, the prosecutor’s office said bond was set at $500,000 cash or surety with a GPS tether and house arrest, for a total of $1 million. A probable cause conference is scheduled for Feb. 12, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., and a preliminary examination is scheduled for Feb. 18, 2026, at 8:45 a.m., before Judge Shawn Jacque, the office said.
Detroit police have said the women described a similar pattern: meeting Sandridge-Jones online, getting to know him, then encountering sudden violence. One victim compared the shift to a “mask” coming off, saying he seemed kind at first and then snapped. “It gives Ted Bundy where you’re regular, you court people, you’re nice, you’re kind and then the first time I saw that switch was that night,” Archie said, adding that she felt he had been “too comfortable” for it to have been the first time. Police said they have identified additional potential victims and are working to determine whether there are more cases connected to the same suspect and location.
Authorities emphasized that the charges are allegations and that defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Prosecutors have not publicly detailed whether any of the alleged assaults were captured on video or whether physical evidence collected at the home is part of the case file, and police have not described whether investigators recovered a knife. The prosecutor’s office said updates would be released as the remaining arraignment is scheduled and the cases proceed through hearings in Detroit’s 36th District Court.
As of Thursday, Sandridge-Jones remained in custody as the court calendar moved toward the Feb. 12 probable cause conference and the Feb. 18 preliminary exam, where a judge will determine whether there is enough evidence for the felony cases to proceed to circuit court.
Author note: Last updated February 12, 2026.