Bond for a man charged with the homicide of Chattanooga woman Jasmine Pace was set at $5 million Friday, following a hearing that shed more light on the incident.
Jason Chen, 22, sat silently during his second court appearance in a week in front of Hamilton County General Sessions Judge Larry Ables. Behind him, the courtroom was standing room only for nearly two hours, filled with Pace’s family and other supporters.
Pace, whose body was found Dec. 1 near Suck Creek, appeared to have been stabbed around 60 times, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Steven Cogswell testified during Friday’s hearing.
Pace had been reported missing a few days earlier.
“That is six-zero,” Cogswell said.