two summers ago a confrontation on the Apple River turned what was an idilic day tubing with friends into a chaotic horror he punched me in the face I don't know what the we're doing CPR it was July 30th 2022 along the Apple River near Somerset Wisconsin Witnesses described a chaotic scene when a man got into an argument with several people while on the river just underne [Music] we have to take the river down he punched me in the face I don't know what the he's just got are out in the open okay are you stabbed no I am okay okay they're coming with another L one more person there's two down there yet going on the B thanks man I don't go on the water now thanks brother this is my first time and it's crazy oh these are not waterproof his intestines are completely out in the water got one you got one individual slit from here to his chest his guts are exposed the other one slit stabbed in the chest three down there yes sir we got three individuals down the RO significant stabbing our 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and up to you guys the road under the bridge continues up along the river bank if you can get guys head that way and try to set up a perimeter possibly the road isn't that far from the river though okay I think they just went after him I think he's up you get out of there get out get out hey where you guys going mother what we need know what it looks like we got cops in the area what does he look like I don't know hey we got K9 coming we can't track him if you guys tear up the whole sent Trail suspect went under the woods at the initial location a/4 mile up River from the 64 Bridge here they don't know no one knows okay that's they said this region they don't know exactly where uh I have these two trauma Bandits I got a tourniquet and some quick clot Z his guts are hanging out the other one I haven't been over to that one yet let thr that on we're A4 mile up River from the bridge we can see the squads one no vitals SE firing progress and we have one subject with ch in progress three victims up River yeah nice to get some witnesses I started asking if there cell phone put it one thought they one guy back there had it yeah okay where did he go I told him to stay by he's by the squad got the video I'm so sorry man it's all right man what was what was the guy wearing huh what was the guy wearing he was just wear I can't even almost think about it man I was so sorry man I I can't believe it my best friend I cannot believe it this is need to talk to you after okay man just chill for a second just yeah okay bro we see them bro we looked in his face bro hey what about putting him on a what putting him on a tube and floating him down to the Medics come on come onac come on come on Isaac suspect ad male approximately 50 years of age wearing swim trunks no shirt described as Russian ethnicity here we go AJ we're getting you out of here man this gu first this guy First Take I got [Music] him wait just wait for them we're going to turn S County dispatch to Minnesota agencies responding into s County again repeating if we can start working on a perimeter area Minesota agen respond again repeating if we can start working on a perimeter right yeah all right just uh this guy that only had the smaller stab wound in his belly that guy tells me that he had like a buck knife and said it was no longer than like this but he said he just kind of came out an no and pushed his brother and then everything got to be blur check on that guy walking apparently he's bald gold chain Big Beer Belly 230 plus do you want with the on the water I want any I can find who have we pushed up the road here coming I'm line 170 are you up River Mitch is coming hopefully to get up in this you talking you can get those Witnesses down to here7 here your message is going through walking in the ditch on the grown man trying to ask two little girls what the hell what the cell phone footage from the scene shows the suspect Nikolai Mew being confronted by a group of tubers including 17-year-old Isaac Schuman of Stillwater Witnesses say the group was initially trying to intervene after Miu had allegedly been bothering young women in the area moments later Miu pulled out a knife what is wa w w hey get away oh God we up we up what are you talking about what the hell are you talking get away from us what what's going on with y'all homie he's on camera tripping 4K he's on 4K yo them new iPhones got that good quality what did he say yeah what the hell who is this yes yes yes for the for the culture for the culture who is that where the culture who is that who the hell is this it doesn't matter he said he was looking for little girl he said he was looking for little girl you looking for little girl weird us out I even have that part on camera what the hell is this guy's problem bro we trying to have fun if he going to claim you he's going to CL me we oh God oh God oh God camerer he a he a woman you a [Music] [Applause] woman whaty he's dying bro wait what what oh my God oh my God oh my God are we serious is this real oh my God who is that Miu had fatally stabbed Schuman and wounded four other victims with serious injuries to their upper torsos and abdomen a 24-year-old woman from Burnsville a 22-year-old man from Elk River and two young men from Luck Wisconsin were transported to the hospital their conditions ranged from critical to serious with some requiring emergency surgeries a massive Manhunt then ensued as officers from multiple jurisdictions converged on the area body cam footage obtained by Midwest crime shows officers arresting meu about 990 minutes after the stabbing investigators said he discarded the knife and changed clothes before his arrest our current winess says that the male appears to be wearing a camel colored shirt I'm sorry I'm sorry yeah being detained at this point okay yes what are we cheing cheing 36 dispatch believe we have the suspect detained believe we detained at this time no no weapons everybody hold where they're at we need aoto so we can I got it I'm coming acoss right now like I said you're just being detained at this point okay boss I got a photo on phone I'll be in a second yeah chain matches shorts what's your name Nick Nick what what Nick new okay this way he's not double lock at this point all right we'll worry about it over here he's got a matches silver blockchain same shorts let me double lock this like I said sir you're just detained at this point okay we'll explain anything in a second here the same as well he got some pretty good markings on his hand too all right um to make your job easier we just located our suspect can you step out for a second we just want to check you out are you injured at all no other than my butt very injured and scratch your butt's injured well from sliding all over the stones oh the Rocks yeah and my hand I think take a look at you here you say get out we don't know what's going on and he run this way and he said they taking my knife that's punch he tell they taking my knife so people were punching him where were they punching him on his body he punching I don't know see in the F or here they punching down and when he get out that's why I tell him get out there because I don't know and when he coming around to us he they taking my KN and later we find out what's going on still doing all right yeah okay what's going temperature temperature's okay in here yeah okay somebody I hear somebody got stabbed um and I fit the description yes you do all right yep so we're working through that now did you see that fight on the river I heard about it you heard about it yeah and I seen people gather around it okay all right and I went over to talk to see if somebody saw anything but that's about it okay our whole group was pretty interested in finding out what happened okay and that's your whole group over there so I don't know okay well did you see anybody injured you didn't see anybody injured did you see anybody fighting I I heard people screaming at each other yes okay screaming in anger or screaming in pain do you know everybody's drunk so I don't know I can't tell the difference but I would say than I don't know just screaming you know yeah calling each other names that's seen that all day you guys for all your and we all been drinking a lot I'm sure they're drunk I'm sure they're kids being kids kids being kids where where are you where's your group from where did you drive from today drove from uh um Prior Lake from Prior Lake actually I didn't we didn't drive with we your wife and you yeah and you met the group here uh yeah but we know each other okay all right as long as the temperature is good I'll check back with you in a minute okay thank you the St Croy district attorney described the attack as graphic and horrific arguing that mu's behavior after the stabbing discarding the weapon pretending not to know what happened showed his intent to a void responsibility so right now you're being placed under arrest okay uh you're being placed under arrest for homicide and attempted homicide that's all we're going to discuss with you right now um more than likely an investigator will come talk to you at the jail all right okay all right come over to the store here at trial mw's attorneys argued that he acted in self-defense after being attacked prosecutors however presented the video footage to show that Mew escalated the conflict and could have walked away part of what makes this so tragic and horrific is how easily Nikolai muw could have avoided all of this as I said after he was insulted he could have just let the boys float away instead he charged up onto them when the boys were yelling at him to leave he doesn't when another group comes to intervene to help to yell at him tell him to leave he doesn't instead while multiple people are telling him pleading with him yelling at him to leave he's smirking and he takes out his pocket knife during the sentencing hearing Isaac schuman's mother gave an emotional statement she urged the court to impose the maximum sentence when was the last time you saw Isaac [Music] alive the morning of July 30th before he left he originally told me in the morning that he was going to go golfing he came out and said some of the guys are going Tu being on the river and and I said okay and the way I said okay wasn't like I was super excited about it and he's like why and I said well I was going to ask you to pick Dad up from the airport dad got a flight home and he said I can pick Dad up and I said no just go have fun with your friends on the river Miu also spoke at the hearing apologizing to schuman's parents I would like to start by letting you know how deeply sorrow I have been I am and I will always be for the real fact that Isaac is not with you anymore and that I was directly involved in his very tragic and unimaginable death at such an early age I never meant for this tragedy to occur my soul is broken my heart is very heavy I pray to God for forgiveness compassion and love for everyone affected directly and indirectly by the outcome of this tragic event mw's defense team argued that he felt trapped during the confrontation and acted to protect himself but the judge ultimately rejected those arguments although Mr muw may not pose an imminent risk to the public the public does have a strong interest in holding people accountable who breach the social Compact and commit crimes for count one I will impose a term of initial confinement of 20 years followed by six years of extended supervision prosecutors had requested a 70-year sentence but the court ultimately handed down a 20-year term Miu faced up to 100 years in prison on multiple charges including Reckless homicide and reckless endangerment but the judge sentenced him to 20 years for killing Schuman with an additional 6 years of supervised release the 5-year terms for each of the injured victims will run concurrently with the 20-year sentence meu now 54 will be in his 70s by the time he's eligible for release