In case you've been in the dark about this case, here's a little background for you.
This July 2022 stabbing took place on the Apple River in Wisconsin, just east of the Twin Cities. Multiple groups of tubers were on the river when Nicolae Miu approached one of those groups claiming to be looking for a cell phone one of his friends had dropped in the water.
And that's when the altercation began:
[Miu] had allegedly been searching for a friend's lost phone in the St. Croix County river when the young group accused him of taking pictures and 'looking for little girls.'
The alleged killer said his fear 'crept up' as the teens' shouts and laughs turned into shoving …
Two teenage girls who were with the group were the first to grab Miu, he testified, but the verbal altercation turned into a 'horror situation' when one of the boys punched him in the face and pushed him into the water to 'drown.'
Miu said he didn't know how many people were attacking him, but knew it was 'more than I could handle.'
Miu grabbed his pocket knife, which he'd packed to help cut rope during the trip down the river, and used it to defend himself against the attackers, stabbing five individuals, one of which died as a result.
After two years, and Miu being charged with first-degree intentional homicide and multiple counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, this case has finally reached a verdict.
[Warning: Video of the altercation is on the side of this video and there is violence in it]
Guilty on 6 counts, though much lesser crimes than the original charge.
Nicolae Miu was found guilty on six charges in his Apple River stabbing trial on Thursday, including first-degree reckless homicide in the killing of 17-year-old Isaac Schuman on July 30, 2022.
After seven days of testimony and more than 40 witnesses, a jury found Miu, 54, guilty in his trial, which began on April 1.
He was convicted of the following charges:
- First-degree reckless homicide of Isaac Schuman
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety of A.J. Martin
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety of Dante Carlson
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety of Tony Carlson
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety of Ryhley Mattison
- Battery of Madison Coen
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After the verdict was read, St. Croix County District Attorney Karl Anderson said Miu could face nearly 100 years in prison, but it's ultimately up to the judge.
Miu will remain in jail until he is sentenced. His sentencing date could be in about six weeks but a date hasn't been set, Anderson said.
Possibly 100 years for, it looks to me, defending himself.
What a time to be alive.
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