NorthEscambia.com reported Kordaja Lakita Smith was charged with second-degree murder after Deontrey Anthony Brown was found stabbed.

Homicide, in WEAR's lede, and second-degree murder, on NorthEscambia.com, in WEAR's booking sentence, and in the Pensacola News Journal, are not the same charge line. Mapleleaf Circle, and Maple Leaf Circle, are not the same spelling. Kordaja, in the News Journal sentence, and Kodaja, in that page's address, are not the same spelling. A report that names Brown, and a story that says the victim's identity has not been released, are not the same status.

NorthEscambia.com, on November 5, 2026, reported an Escambia County woman is behind bars without bond, charged with second-degree murder after a fatal domestic stabbing early Wednesday morning. It reported Kordaja Lakita Smith, 29, was arrested following the death of her live-in boyfriend, Deontrey Anthony Brown, at a home in the 400 block of Mapleleaf Circle, off Music Lane just north of Nine Mile Road. It reported that, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrest report, deputies were dispatched to 475 Mapleleaf Circle around 5:40 a.m. regarding a cutting victim, that Smith was at the front door and was told to step outside, and that Brown was unresponsive on the living room couch with a stab wound to his left shoulder. The 400 block, and 475, are both on that page. It reported first responders initiated life-saving measures and Brown succumbed to his injuries at the scene. It reported that while a protective sweep was conducted she stated, unprompted, "Y'all are going to think I did this." It reported she initially claimed the wound was self-inflicted, that she told investigators the two had been arguing over alleged infidelity, and that Brown grabbed a large knife from a butcher block on the kitchen counter and stabbed himself to get her attention before collapsing. It reported that in a 12-minute 911 call she gave varying accounts, at one point telling dispatchers he had "fell on a [expletive] knife," and that she later admitted to detectives she had fabricated that story. It reported a neighbor heard a verbal altercation around 5 a.m., including a male voice shouting phrases to the effect of "stop sticking me" or "stop hitting me." Around 5 a.m., for the neighbor, and around 5:40 a.m., for the dispatch, are not the same clock. It reported a pool of blood near the front door and extensive blood throughout the living room, and a large chef's knife, measuring 6 to 8 inches, covered in blood, recovered from the couch. It reported that when asked if she had stabbed Brown out of frustration during the argument, she began to cry and stated, "I'm sorry," and, "I blacked out," and that when an investigator remarked they did not believe she intended to kill him, she nodded and replied, "No, I didn't," before invoking her right to counsel. It reported she repeatedly confirmed Brown had not physically harmed or threatened her, which the report stated negated any claim of self-defense, and that she was booked into the Escambia County Jail and remains held without bond.

WEAR, by WEAR staff, first timestamped Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 3:37 p.m., and updated Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 9:16 a.m., with no zone on either clock, reported a 29-year-old woman is charged with homicide following a fatal stabbing Wednesday morning in Escambia County. The next sentence reported Kordaja Smith of Pensacola was booked into jail around 8 p.m. on Wednesday on a second-degree murder charge. Charged with homicide, in the lede, and a second-degree murder charge, in the booking sentence, are not the same charge line, and they are on the same page. Second-degree murder, on WEAR's booking sentence and on NorthEscambia.com, is the hyphenated form. It reported the stabbing happened around 5:40 a.m. at a home on Mapleleaf Circle in Ensley, that the sheriff's office says it is a domestic violence incident, and that it was initially reported as a self-inflicted stabbing. Ensley is on WEAR. It is not on the NorthEscambia.com account. Mapleleaf Circle, with no house number, and 475 Mapleleaf Circle in the 400 block, are not the same address line. Of Pensacola, on WEAR, is not a city NorthEscambia.com prints. Around 8 p.m. Wednesday, for the booking, is on WEAR. It is not on NorthEscambia.com. It reported no further details have been released, including the victim's identity. The victim's identity has not been released, on WEAR, and Deontrey Anthony Brown, named as the live-in boyfriend on NorthEscambia.com, are not the same status. WEAR does not print without bond, the knife, the neighbor, or the statements. Kordaja Smith, on WEAR, and Kordaja Lakita Smith, on NorthEscambia.com, are not the same fullness of the name.

The Pensacola News Journal, in the sentences retrieved from its Nov. 5, 2026, page, reported Kordaja Smith was arrested for second-degree murder after she allegedly fatally stabbed a man Nov. 4 at their Maple Leaf Circle home, according to the Escambia County Sheriff's Office. The page's address spells the surname Kodaja. Kordaja, in that sentence, and Kodaja, in the address, are not the same spelling. Maple Leaf Circle, as two words, and Mapleleaf Circle, as one word on NorthEscambia.com and on WEAR, are not the same spelling. Arrested for second-degree murder, on the News Journal, charged with second-degree murder, on NorthEscambia.com, a second-degree murder charge, on WEAR's booking sentence, and charged with homicide, on WEAR's lede, are not the same charge line. The headline on the News Journal page says she was arrested for murder in a domestic stabbing. Murder, in that headline, and second-degree murder, in the sentence, are not the same charge line. It reported deputies initially believed the man stabbed himself, according to a Facebook release, and later discovered Smith allegedly stabbed the man during a "domestic altercation." A Facebook release, on the News Journal, and an arrest report, on NorthEscambia.com, are not the same document. Nov. 4, on the News Journal, and early Wednesday morning, on NorthEscambia.com, are the same calendar day, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. Those News Journal sentences call him a man and do not print a name. They say further information was not released. They do not print 475, Ensley, Music Lane, Nine Mile Road, a bond, or 8 p.m. A charge is not a conviction. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.