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| Navy veteran student recounts saving his ASU classmate from stabbing attack: 'Compelled to do something' | |
| 2024-10-04 | |
On Sept. 19, Kaci Sloan, 19, allegedly lunged at Mara Daffron, 19, as the pair arrived for class at ASU’s West Valley campus in Glendale. Police said that Sloan stabbed Mara twice before classmate and Navy veteran, Matthew McCormick, intervened. "I've never seen anything like this and I hope I never do again," McCormick told FOX 10 Phoenix. The veteran said that he was settling in his microeconomics class when he spotted Sloan lunging towards Daffron, saying that he immediately felt "compelled" to do something to help the situation. "In that moment, I didn't really have a thought going through my head, I just knew that I felt compelled to do something," McCormick said. McCormick's quick action stopped Sloan – as she was going in for a third strike. "As she was going for a third attack, I was able to grab her wrists and apprehend her before further damage could be done," he said. Police corroborated McCormick's account in a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, saying that one of the witnesses "was able to disarm the defendant by pulling the knife away from the defendant's right hand and threw it [sic] away from them." Another witness then "kicked the knife to the back of the classroom." McCormick noted that he was not the only good Samaritan to step in, saying that they were "locked in." Maricopa County authorities said that 13 witnesses were present at the horrific attack. "It was a great job by everybody that was in that room; by the EMTs, the paramedics and police. Everybody responded really, really well. 9-1-1 calls were pretty instantaneous and everybody seemed pretty locked in and knew what to do," he said. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Passengers restrain man who was allegedly violent with female |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-10-04 09:20 |
| #1 The don't mention that a judge turned Sloan loose on chump change bail and charges were reduced to assault. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-10-04 09:11 |