A Ponte Vedra Beach man has pleaded not guilty to the June 3 stabbings in the parking lot of Mr. Chubby’s Wings, 150 Valley Circle, Ponte Vedra Beach.
Spencer Ross Pearson, 18, is facing charges of two counts of attempted first degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery causing serious bodily injury. He appeared in court for arraignment and entered his plea Friday, July 28.
According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, a 17-year-old girl and her mother had met friends at the restaurant but left once they saw Pearson seated at a nearby table. As they were walking toward their vehicle about 20 seconds after they had left, Pearson was seen charging them.
In a sworn, recorded statement, one of the victims told authorities that Pearson held the girl down with one arm and stabbed her about 15 times. The girl’s mother tried to intervene and was stabbed by the defendant in her forehead and leg, according to the Sheriff’s Office report.
A bystander ran to assist and dislodged the defendant but was also stabbed.
According to the report, Pearson then sliced his own throat several times while telling witnesses he was attempting to kill himself.
