Friends have confirmed the name of the main victim in a triple stabbing in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Madison Schemitz is still in the hospital. She’s a rising senior and softball player at Ponte Vedra High School. Her mother and a man who stopped the suspect were also hurt.The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office released the arrest warrant for 18-year-old Spencer Pearson. The report said he started harassing the Schemitz in April. He is charged with two counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery.
“It’s really hard to wrap your arms around this type of event,” Steven Edisis said. He and his colleague, Joe Petri, work with Schemitz’s father.Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks“The one thing that I know about Chris [Madison’s father] is his kids are the most important thing to him,” Joe Petri said. “Above all else, the kids are the most important thing.”
The man who stepped in to stop the attack also sustained injuries. Action News Jax spoke to Kennedy Armstrong Sunday after he was released from the hospital.
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