GUILTY WI - Apple River multiple stabbing; one teen dead, 4 other people hurt; 52 year old man arrested, July 2022

[cheko1]

So far his defense seems to be the same as Kyle Rettenhouse. He remembers nothing except being pushed And knocked down. Problem with self defense is he threw the first punch & hit a girl. Thats when the rest of them stepped in. Will be a good trial to follow. The judge is a no nonsense Judge.

 

[evilwise]

Society seems to have crossed a dangerous point where even aggressive confrontational people are looking for ways to be a victim to justify aggression and violence then it doesn't take much for it to shockingly escalate.

 

[IDK]

Nick claimed he had been drinking heavily all day. The girl also said she was drinking.

I live about 5 miles from where it happened. So very sad!!! I was a few blocks away as they were searching for Miu. Somerset is a very small town, alot of Revenue is made from tubers.

That is very sad and I’m sorry this happened at such a popular recreation area. I hope they will be able to sort out what happened, or if Miu just suddenly went off the deep end. Is there much known about the teen who was murdered or the girl who was stabbed?

 

[vls12345]

Hearing rescheduled for accused Apple River mass stabbing suspect

Nicolae Miu of Prior Lake made a third appearance in St. Croix County Circuit Court.

www.twincities.com

[snip]
Miu, who is in custody on $1 million cash bond, appeared in court for a status conference by video with his two attorneys. He told Judge Michael Waterman he waives time limits for a preliminary hearing. It was moved to Sept. 2.
[snip]

 

[tlcya]

What resulted from the conference was the preliminary hearing was set for 9 a.m., Sept. 2 along with Miu agreeing to surrender his passport as a condition of his $1 million dollar cash bond.
Preliminary hearing set for Sept. 2 in Apple River suspect case

 

[vls12345]

Judge found probable cause after recounting of chaotic scene on Apple River

St. Croix County Sheriff’s Lt. Brandie Hart recalled a chaotic scene depicted in a three-minute video from late July showing numerous people being stabbed, one of them fatally.

www.hudsonstarobserver.com

Circuit Court Judge Michael Waterman found probable cause that a felony was committed and set Miu’s arraignment for next Thursday, Sept. 8, where the defendant will be asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty or no contest.

 

[WilliamLeonard]

I am sorry to hear that. I hope he will stay forever in jail.

 

[vls12345]

Apple River stabbing suspect enters 'not guilty' plea

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Reporter Eric Chaloux reports that during the hearing, Nicolae Miu entered a "not guilty" plea to all charges.

kstp.com

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Reporter Eric Chaloux reports that during the hearing, Miu entered a “not guilty” plea to all charges.

Chaloux reports the judge has set a Nov. 1 status hearing to learn how both sides plan to progress with their cases.

 

[vls12345]

Article dated November 1, 2022:

Stabbing suspect, Nicolae Miu, appears in court on Tuesday

HUDSON (WJFW) - The man charged with stabbing five people and killing one was in court today for a status conference.

www.wjfw.com

During the status conference today, the District Attorney for St. Croix County requested more time to allow the state crime lab to finish testing the suspected murder weapon for DNA. Prosecutors requested 30-60 days for the request, as it takes that long for the results to get delivered.

[snip]

Miu is currently being held at the St. Croix County Jail on a $1 million cash bond.

Miu will next be in court on Dec. 13 for a status conference.

 

[savagewoman]

2022 in Review: Apple River stabbing case far from over

just an update...
Following an extension to receive testing information from the crime lab granted on Nov. 1, the defense filed a motion to suppress.

Judge Waterman is scheduled to rule on the motion to suppress on Feb. 9.

IMO
In the article, it has a link to his court page.

01-17-2023. Request for Miu, Nicolae.
Additional text:
for criminal complaint, filed by Caplan and Tamburino Law Firm. Payment received on 1/17/2023 and documents emailed on 1/18/2023. olg

I have no idea what that means but he does have this:
02-09-2023. 09:00 am. Court Room 4. Motion hearing.

01-09-2023 Letters/correspondence
Additional text:
re: Motion to Suppress Statements. Filed by Atty Aaron Nelson. mw to JA/tfy

It appears his attorneys have been very busy

 

[vls12345]

Hadn't heard anything about this case lately.

You can see case status by looking up the defendant's name here:

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access

wcca.wicourts.gov

Motion hearing:​

Court activities
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Date	Time	Location	Description	Type	Court official
04-14-2023	01:30 pm	Court Room 4	Motion hearing

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial date set in Apple River stabbing case

A trial date was set Friday for the man accused of stabbing five people on the Apple River last summer in St. Croix County.

www.wqow.com

A judge set Nicolae Miu's trial to begin April 1, 2024. It's expected to last two weeks. The judge also heard testimony on Miu's efforts to suppress statements he made to law enforcement the day of the incident. No decision was made on those motions.

 

[savagewoman]

Apple River stabbing suspect asks judge to toss out evidence

SBM
Nicolae Miu's attorneys are arguing for evidence in the high-profile case to be tossed out.

Miu's motion hearing took place in a packed courtroom as several of the people he's charged with stabbing looked on.

Miu's attorney wants the judge to toss out his police interrogation and other comments made to police because he had asked for an attorney first.

"Nick was transported to another St. Croix County Deputy's squad car," Sheriff Scott Knudson read from a report while testifying. "While being placed in the squad car, Nic asked if there would be an attorney at the jail."

The evidence is important to the state's case, because according to prior testimony, in that interrogation, Miu claimed he didn't bring a knife when he went tubing on the river. That contradicts what his family said, as they told police he brought a knife.

Miu told police he had taken the knife from one of the individuals and waived it at the group before he was attacked.

"I feel good about having a factual and legal basis to make a motion here," Miu's attorney Aaron Nelson said.

Miu is claiming self-defense and Nelson believes the trial will largely come down to how the jury interprets bystander video of the incident.

"There's a video. There may be some contested facts about what happened to begin with. We'll just have to let the video speak for itself," Nelson said.

The judge will decide later whether to toss out this evidence. But he did set a date for the trial. April 1, 2024.

IMO
That evidence is important but they have video, wife's statement and all the victim's statement.
11 months away - mark your calendar!

 

[vls12345]

Just bumping this.

Link to court case schedule:

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access

wcca.wicourts.gov

This is all posted on the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access site, St. Croix county.

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access

wcca.wicourts.gov

 

[Gardenista]

Hearing from a few days ago.

 

[Gardenista]

Re the hearing on March 1 - biggest thing to me is media wants cameras, prosecutor does not want cameras defense is ambivalent and judge has not yet decided.

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access

wcca.wicourts.gov

 

[Gardenista]

Cathy Russon

@cathyrusson

NEW TRIAL- Opening statements this afternoon in WI v. #NicolaeMiu. Miu is charged w/first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder for stabbings that occurred on the Apple River during tubing. Miu is claiming self-defense. He is represented by #KyleRittenhouse attorney Corey Chirafisi.

 

[Gardenista]

 

[arielilane]

JURY SELECTED in #NicolaeMiu, #AppleRiverStabbings. Openings statements at 2pm ET.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774857292015620183

 

[arielilane]

GRAPHIC: Prosecution opening statement has screenshots of sort of a play by play of a cell phone video that was taken of the altercation and stabbings. In this set of screenshots you can see Rhyley Mattison stabbed (survived) & A.J. (survived)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774870250120732778

17-year-old Isaac Schuman was killed by #NicolaeMiu on the river that day.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774870963118858371