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    Supporters of Ponte Vedra stabbing victim Madison Schemitz write to judge

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    Judge to sentence ex-boyfriend, stalker, in attack on Ponte Vedra girl and mother Friday

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    The words are strong and the messages are clear: Madison Schemitz he didn’t deserve this, to be savagely stabbed and paralyzed. Her mother didn’t deserve this, to be cut down trying to protect her daughter. Spencer Pearson deserves to be punished to the extreme.

    That’s the resounding gist of the 69 pages of victim impact letters written by 46 people to Judge R. Lee Smith, who will decide Pearson’s fate on Friday.

    Pearson, now 20, pleaded guilty in July on two counts of attempted first degree murder and one count of aggravated battery causing serious bodily injury. On June 3, 2023, followed by his ex-girlfriend Schemitz and her mother, Jaclyn Rogefrom the sports bar Mr. Chubby’s Wings in Ponte Vedra Beach and stabbed the 17-year-old repeatedly, court records show. Roge instinctively tried to get him off her and she too was cut until another customer tackled Pearson and she too was cut.

    Although the judge will hear testimony from both sides, he is also reviewing letters filed on behalf of Schemitz and her mother. Most were family friends, parents of the teenager’s friends and relatives, but also coaches, teachers, Brooks Rehabilitation staff and a 15-year-old girl who was stabbed 13 times by her father.

    Below are some excerpts.

    What did Madison Schemitz’s sister have to say?

    Tatiana Cruceta is the eldest brother.

    “| I am writing to convey the profound impact Spencer Pearson’s heinous actions have had on our lives. On June 3, 2023, my sister Madison’s life was irreparably changed when Spencer Pearson brutally stabbed her over 17 times, leaving her paralyzed. The gravity of the crime destroyed our family in ways I still cannot fully articulate shock and grief, unable to leave my home for two weeks.

    “Madison, despite her miraculous recovery steps, faces a lifelong battle with paralysis. Her courage is inspiring, but she will forever deal with the physical and emotional ramifications of this senseless attack. Our mother, a mother single, resilient, of six children, she was also injured in the attack. She now lives with an ever-present fear and a deep trauma involving the loss of her children permeates every aspect of our lives, leaving us all with lasting scars The aftermath of this savage crime brought us to our knees… The horrific memory of almost losing my only sister and mother will haunt me for many years to come, possibly forever.

    “Madison is the best person I have ever met and | I have the honor of being her older sister. She didn’t deserve this; no one deserves it. The brutality of Spencer Pearson’s actions is inexcusable and I urge this court to show no mercy. her decision showed no mercy to my family and therefore he deserves a life sentence.”

    What did Madison Schemitz’s brother say?

    Christopher Schemitz also reiterated that their lives would never be the same.

    “The physical injuries they suffered are just the surface of the pain. My mother, once a source of strength and joy, now struggles with chronic pain and emotional scars that haunt her daily. Simple tasks that I took for granted now feel overwhelming to her The fear that grips her at night keeps her from sleeping soundly and has changed the way we live as a family My sister who should be enjoying her youth now wears a anxiety and trauma burden He had to deal with nightmares and moments of panic that disrupt his life. The activities he once loved now remind him of that awful day, and it breaks my heart to see him struggle to find joy in a world that feels so unsafe. .

    “As a family, we have tried to support each other through this ordeal, but the emotional toll is heavy. Our home, once full of laughter and warmth, now feels shadowed by fear and uncertainty. It constantly reminds us of the fragility of life. and the reality of violence in our world… We seek justice, not just for us, but for anyone who has been affected by the violence take into account the situation and sentence the defendant to the fullest extent of the law.”

    What did a witness and family friend say about Spencer Pearson?

    Casey Estep was with Shemitz and Roge that afternoon at Mr. Chubby with her daughter Cloy Criggall.

    “I didn’t know you before that day and I don’t care to know you now… You’re not the story, Madison is! She is what you could not have and will never have! That day it took something from me, I’m not anyone you’ve ever met, instead you left me with a vision of a woman I hold so dear looking at me, lost with concern in his eyes as blood streamed down his face. while she’s holding her daughter is not consistent with the smell of blood in the air and my daughter crying on my shoulder telling me she just witnessed you stab Madison so many times.”

    Who is the 15-year-old girl who was also stabbed and contacted Madison Schemitz?

    Andrea Salvaggio was stabbed 13 times by my father in the Boston area in 2022.

    “Madison’s injuries and mine are very similar due to the fact that we were both stabbed multiple times in the chest, back and lungs. We both now have T4 and five spinal cord injuries which paralyzed us from the chest down immediately .Unfortunately, we meet in the circumstances of our trauma because we can both relate to each other.There are very few people in this world who can understand the trauma we have to live with every day ours lives…

    “Once I heard Madison’s story, I made it a point to reach out, explaining my similar story to try to bring hope to the lowest point in her life. hear someone with a similar story. The isolation and loneliness you feel during this time is an unparalleled sense of trauma. We began to grow closer as we explained our stories to give each other hope and guide each other through our lives. You could see her loving and funny personality flowing through the screen, even though I know deep down, she is experiencing one of the worst traumas of humanity, she will never be the same person she was before… I knew that girl she’ll never be able to mentally recover, it’s a mixture of anger why this had to happen to you, but then you remember. the evil of Spencer Pearson A name that will haunt her forever, a name that will never leave her head, no matter the day.

    “At the beginning of the injury, I remember her explaining how she would constantly wake up with nightmares throughout the night, scared to death that she was reliving that moment over and over again. I felt this on a very deep level while I was grieving. my own life and I try to reassure Madison that everything will be okay, even though I know it won’t be okay and her life will never be the same… She will always replay the exact moment of complete fear, seeing Spencer Pearson’s evil creature running towards her holding the knife that would completely change her life. That moment cannot be matched on any scale of terror and that feeling will never leave her body.

    Madison Schemitz stabbed: Why should Spencer Pearson get a lighter sentence in Ponte Vedra attack on girl and mother?

    “Not only does she have scars all over her body now, but she has mental scars inside that will never heal. The name Spencer Pearson should never be heard outside of prison. Not only did it completely traumatize Madison Schemitz, it completely traumatized her mother, friends, and family. Pearson should be sentenced to life in prison, no doubt assault for the murder of Madison Schemitz.”

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