Apple River stabbing trial

Nicolae Miu took the stand in his own defense. The court broke for lunch before the defense finished their line of questioning.

Lt. Brandi Hart, of the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office conducted the jailhouse interrogation of Miu after the stabbing on the Apple River. The defense acknowledged Miu lied during the interrogation in jail. He told Hart the group of teenagers insulted him and grabbed his snorkel, and threw it — and then another group of mostly girls came over and called him a child molester. He said they attacked him, and he went into self-defense mode. Then he returned to his tubing group, who asked him what happened, but he wouldn't tell them because he needed to calm down.

The interrogation of Nicolae Miu was played in court at the Apple River stabbing trial. In the video, he told Hart he defended himself. He said the tubers had weapons — a smaller knife and a kitchen knife — and he took the smaller knife from them when they attacked him.

During an interrogation, Lt. Hart told Nicolae Miu four people were hurt and one person died. Miu asked her if it was because the group of people was fighting each other, and then he said, "Oh my god" and put his hands on his head.

Nicolae Miu's interrogation video was played in court. Miu said he did not have a knife on the river — he only had one at the beginning to cut the rope for the tubes, but he didn't know what he did with it — that he may have put it back in his vehicle.

Dr. Victor Froloff, the assistant Ramsey County medical examiner, testified about Isaac Schuman's fatal injuries he suffered during the stabbing on the Apple River.

The trial of a man accused of stabbing a teen while tubing on Apple River in Wisconsin is entering its second week, as 10 different witnesses spoke on Monday. FOX 9 has team coverage with all the latest updates.

The full day of testimony from the sixth day of the Apple River stabbing trial.

Amanda Torres has known Miu for about 20 years. She testified Miu has a character for "peacefulness." She was tubing on the Apple River with Miu and their friends. She said he always seemed to have a pocket knife on him. Amanda testified she saw Isaac Schuman on the river getting CPR but didn't see anyone else injured. She testified Miu was in shock after the fight, noting his face was pale and he wasn't speaking.

Roberto Baldazo was tubing down the Apple River on July 30, 2022, with his wife, three children, as well as some other family and friends. He had been drinking that day, he testified. He also had a knife on the river that day but it ended up getting lost that day. He testified about what he remembered, including his wife running toward the injured tubers. He ran after her to aid Isaac Schuman.

Investigator Andrew Dittman of the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office, a witness for the defense to help accommodate schedules, testifies. He's the third witness for the defense and the 42nd witness overall. He took statements from several witnesses.

Detective Carlos de la Cruz testified again, saying Ariel Chaguez Leyet, Miu's friend and tubing party member, did not say Miu defended himself. In Ariel's testimony on Friday, Ariel said Miu defended himself.

Deputy Benjamin Trebian returned to the stand in the Apple River stabbing trial. Body camera footage of Trebian's interview with Ernesto Torres-Chaguez — Miu's tubing group member and best friend — was played in court.

More body camera was released in the Apple River stabbing trial. The prosecution recalled Deputy Benjamin Trebian, who had previously testified. As part of his testimony, body camera footage of Trebian's interview with Ernesto Torres-Chaguez — Miu's tubing group member and best friend — was played in court. In the body cam interview, Ernesto says he witnessed Miu get punched.

Ashley Hoffman said Miu reported injuries, including getting hit in the back and back of the head but did not report any pain. The only pain he reported was his butt from falling on the rocks in the river. He also reported blood on his ear but no injuries to his ear were found.

Investigator Sally Standaert of the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office was the 39th witness to testify. She collected DNA samples via a buckle swap following the Apple River stabbing and logged them into evidence.

Marsh Halberg, a Minnesota criminal defense attorney, sat down with FOX 9's Paul Blume to discuss the Apple River stabbing trial so far and the possibility of Nicolae Miu taking the stand.