MADISON Schemitz was fleeing a restaurant to get away from her ex-boyfriend just moments before he allegedly stabbed her, police documents claim.
On Saturday, June 3, Schemitz, 17, her mother Jaclyn (Jacky) Roge, and her friend Casey Estep were at a restaurant in Ponte Vedra, Florida.
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When the mother and daughter left the restaurant, it was alleged that Madison's ex-boyfriend Spencer Pearson, 18, stabbed her 15 times.
He also stabbed her mother and a bystander who tried to save the softball player.
In the attack, Roge was stabbed twice when trying to protect her daughter, and the bystander was also stabbed.
The suspect then turned the knife on himself in a suicide attempt.
According to Pearson's arrest warrant, Schemitz and her mother spotted Pearson in Mr. Chubby's Wings, where they were eating.
The pair paid and tried to leave without attracting attention.
It was detailed in the warrant that following their breakup in April, Pearson had allegedly been threatening Schemitz with violence.
Pearson allegedly began to follow and harass his former girlfriend, according to the document.
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Schemitz’s mother was in the process of obtaining a restraining order against him for her daughter’s safety, according to one of Madison's siblings who spoke to First Coast News.
Police documents obtained by the news outlet confirmed that her mom filed a complaint against the suspect less than a week before the attack.
The warrant states: "On Saturday, June 3, 2023, the juvenile victim and her mother met friends at the restaurant and observed the defendant seated at a nearby table.
"The juvenile victim and her mother left the restaurant to avoid contact with the defendant."
According to Estep: “They were like, ‘Oh, we’ve got to go'” after spotting him.
The warrant adds that just twenty seconds after they left, the suspect "charged toward" Schemitz and her mother.
According to one of the victims, Pearson grabbed Schemitz with one arm and "stabbed her approximately 15 times."
Roge was stabbed in the forehead and leg before a bystander ran to try to stop the attack.
Kenny Armstrong, 23, was in a parked car when he heard screams as the attack was being carried out.
Armstrong told First Coast News that he saw the suspect straddling Schemitz as he repeatedly stabbed her.
He claims that he ran and knocked the attacker off the girl who then turned the knife on him.
Armstrong was stabbed in the arm which severed a number of tendons.
Schemitz sustained severe injuries including deep cuts to the spine and is experiencing temporary paralysis.
A GoFundMe page was set up for the medical costs of both Roge and her daughter.
In an update on Monday, Roge said: "I am about to go into surgery, my muscles were severed from the bone on my hand.
"Madison has 2 chest tubes and a spinal cord injury but she's a fighter, just please continue praying for her."
A separate fundraising page was also set up for Armstrong who has been dubbed a "local Jacksonville hero."
One sizeable donation was made towards his recovery by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The St Johns County Sheriff's Office posted details about the attack on Facebook.
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It stated: "Should the suspect survive his self-inflicted injuries, he will be charged with multiple felony charges, including attempted murder."
Pearson is currently in hospital and facing two counts of attempted premeditated murder and one of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
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