Man ‘who paralyzed HS ex-girlfriend tried suicide earlier than assault’
- Spencer Pearson, 19, has been charged with tried homicide after he allegedly stabbed 17-year-old Madison Schemitz 15 instances in June
- Schemitz was saved by a hero passerby who pulled Pearson off her, getting stabbed himself within the course of
- Pearson then allegedly tried to chop his personal throat, having apparently tried to take his personal life two months earlier in April
A 19-year-old charged with stabbing his ex-girlfriend and leaving her paralyzed allegedly tried suicide within the weeks earlier than the assault, court docket information present.
Spencer Pearson, 19, has been charged with tried homicide after he allegedly stabbed 17-year-old Madison Schemitz, fifteen instances exterior a restaurant in Ponte Vedra Beach, Flordia in June
Pearson, who has pleaded not responsible to all fees, then allegedly tried to chop his personal throat, having apparently tried to take his personal life two months earlier in April and was admitted to hospital for 5 days.
His dad and mom organized for him to talk with counselors from a digital psychological well being service named ‘Here Tomorrow’ after turning into apprehensive about his psychological well being, in keeping with a latest court docket submitting by his attorneys within the case.
‘Mr. Pearson noticed personnel of Here Tomorrow on or about April 17,’ the papers state.
Spencer Pearson, 19, has been charged with tried homicide after he allegedly stabbed 17-year-old Madison Schemitz, fifteen instances
Schemitz and Kennedy Armstrong (left) who acted as a Good Samaritan and jumped in when he noticed Pearson allegedly attacking Schemitz and her mom
Pearson and Schemitz had been damaged up for months however he continued in allegedly stalking her
‘The night after assembly with Here Tomorrow workers, Mr. Pearson tried to take his personal life, leading to an inpatient hospitalization for a interval of 5 days.’
Pearson met with representatives of the group once more on June 1, simply two days earlier than his viscous assault on the standout softball participant.
Schemitz, a rising senior at Ponte Vedra High School was at Mr. Chubby’s Wings together with her mother, Jacki Roge, and good friend Casey Estep on June 3 once they noticed her ex-boyfriend, Pearson.
Her mom had filed a criticism towards Pearson for allegedly stalking Schemitz within the months after that they had damaged up.
Rogé mentioned her more and more spooked daughter mentioned Pearson had been following her on her option to faculty, leaving notes on her automotive and harassing her on social media utilizing pretend accounts.
When the group left the restaurant, Pearson all of a sudden charged at Schemitz, police mentioned.
Ambulance staff on the scene of the assault exterior a restaurant on June third
Schemitz, a softball star at Ponte Vedra High School earlier than the assault in June
Schemitz’s mother, Jacki Roge, was additionally injured in the course of the assault that left her daughter paralyzed
Speaking about her restoration at a press convention in July Schemitz mentioned: ‘There’s no trying again. Everything occurs for a purpose.’
A bystander Kennedy Armstrong, 23, intervened and pulled Pearson off Schemitz, seemingly saving her life.
Speaking about her restoration at a press convention in July, Schemitz mentioned: ‘There’s no trying again.
‘Everything occurs for a purpose. I’m extremely fortunate to be alive in the present day and can take every day as its personal alternative to reside and make a distinction on the planet.
‘Moving ahead I can be beginning a One Love chapter at my highschool, in hopes of elevating consciousness concerning the unhealthy behaviors in relationships.’
Adding: ‘It can be an extended and onerous highway, however I’m decided and assured in myself that I’ll attain my objectives to at some point stroll once more… My story is simply getting began.’
