A young Florida girl was stabbed along with her mother in a shocking broad daylight attack.
17-year-old Madison Schemitz is a Ponte Vedra High School student who was dining with her mother, Jackie Roge, and another friend on Saturday.
After the mother and daughter had left Mr. Chubby’s Wings on Valley Circle, they were approached by Madison’s ex-boyfriend, 18-year-old Spencer Pearson, who repeatedly stabbed the girl and her mother before attempting to take his own life.
According to the reports, Spencer had been threatening Madison for several months since they broke up. Since the threats and harassment by the former high school football player never stopped, the girl’s mother tried to secure a restraining order.
Casey Estep, who dined with Madison and Jackie, survived the ordeal and has since spoken out about the confrontation.
“She’s like my soulmate as a sister, per se, as a friend,” she said of her best friend, Jackie, in an interview with News4Jax.
“I saw a boy get up that had the same school logo on, I was like, ‘Oh, he must go to the same school.’ They were like, ‘Oh, we’ve got to go.’”
Estep also revealed that she requested a check and was paying at the counter when Pearson followed Jackie and Madison outside the restaurant and attacked them.
After putting herself in harm’s way in an attempt to protect her daughter, Jackie was stabbed in the forehead, hand and leg. Meanwhile, Pearson repeatedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend at least 15 times.
Pearson also attacked 23-year-old witness Kennedy Armstrong who ran to the women’s aid after seeing the gruesome crime unfold before his eyes. After severing his arm artery, the attacker attempted to take his own life by slashing his throat.
All four people were rushed to the hospital after the attack.
Madison remains in critical condition and requires multiple surgeries while her mother, Jackie, already underwent a surgery for severed muscles in her hand. Armstrong is facing surgery to reconnect his artery and damaged nerves.
Pearson currently remains in critical condition. He faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, if he survives.
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