Apple River stabbing trial: Graphic body camera footage, Miu's arrest video released

HUDSON, Wis. (FOX 9) - Graphic body camera footage from law enforcement responding to the Apple River stabbing was released in court on Thursday, the fourth day of the trial. A video of Nicolae Miu's arrest was also released.

Warning: The videos are graphic.

Apple River stabbing trial: FULL released body camera

Several different body camera videos were presented in court for the Apple River stabbing trial. All released footage has been combined in this video.

Nicolae Miu, 54, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and multiple counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide that could send him to prison for life if he is convicted. He is accused of killing Stillwater, Minnesota, native 17-year-old Isaac Schuman and wounding four others — Dante Carlson, Tony Carlson, Ryhley Mattison and A.J. Martin — on July 30, 2022.

Sgt. John Farrell of the Village of Somerset Police Department

Apple River stabbing trial: Police body camera released

John Farrell, Village of Somerset police sergeant, took the stand in the Apple River stabbing trial and his body camera footage from the day of the incident was released.

Sgt. Chase Durand of the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office

GRAPHIC: Apple River stabbing trial: Body camera released

Sgt. Chase Durand of the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office testified in the Apple River stabbing trial. He talked about his response to the stabbing scene and described the injuries to the victims.

Levi Stumo, a former Somerset Police Department officer

Apple River stabbing trial: Levi Stumo's body cam video released

Levi Stumo, a former Somerset police officer, took the stand in the Apple River trial today and the court watched a portion of Stumo's body camera footage from the day of the stabbing.

Deputy Benjamin Trebian, of the St. Criox County Sheriff's Office

Apple River stabbing trial: Nicolae Miu's arrest video

Video of Nicolae Miu's arrest was played in court on April 4. The video came from the body camera of Deputy Benjamin Trebian of the St. Criox County Sheriff's Office.

St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson

Apple River stabbing trial: Video of suspect detained

More body camera was released in the Apple River stabbing trial that shows Nicolae Miu in the backseat of a police vehicle.

Apple River stabbing: What happened

According to court records, the stabbing took place on the Apple River near the Sunrise Bridge in Somerset, Wisconsin, which allegedly started after Miu was apparently looking for a friend's cell phone in the river but was confronted by tubers who said he was acting sketchy.

The encounter escalated, and he apparently punched a female on the left side of her face before Miu was punched, eventually leading to the stabbing.

Witnesses began calling 911 at 3:47 p.m. on July 30, which indicated there were potentially four or five victims with wounds to the mid to upper body.

A 24-year-old woman from Burnsville, Minnesota, a 20-year-old and 22-year-old man from Luck, Wisconsin, and a 22-year-old man from Elk River, Minnesota, were injured in the attack. But, 17-year-old Schuman died from his injuries.

According to the criminal complaint, Miu claimed the attack was self-defense. He said he was "so fearful" for his safety, adding he wasn't sure what the people in the river were going to do to him, and "everything happened so fast."