onday is in fair condition at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
The hospital Wednesday confirmed that Jeff Fisher remained under its care. Fisher intervened in the fatal stabbings of John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon on Southeast Kokomo Lane and himself was injured by Austin Kelly Harrouff, 19.
St. Mary’s also said Austin Harr
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2 p.m. update: No formal charges have been filed against 19-year-old Austin Harrouff for the deaths of a Martin County couple, although their deaths have been ruled homicides, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said.
Detectives are working closely with the State Attorney’s Office, the sheriff’s office said.
“But they still have to get a warrant on him from a judge,” sheriff’s spokeswoman Trisha Kukuvka said.
Harrouff is expected to face aggravated battery charges on a Good Samaritan, in addition to murder charges.
The Florida State University sophomore is in stable condition at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Kukuvka said, and was conscious. He is unable to speak, though, because of a breathing tube.
1:40 p.m. update: The neighbor who came to the aid of his Martin County neighbors Monday night is expected to recover from his stab wounds, according to his family.
Jeff Fisher was stabbed by 19-year-old Austin Harrouff, the sheriff’s office said, trying to intervene on the fatal stabbings of his neighbors.
Fisher was taken into surgery Monday night with “substantial trauma,” according to Martin County Sheriff William Snyder.
In a statement to the media, they said: “The family would like to thank everyone for the concern shown Jeff. We would especially like to thank all the first responders who came to his aid that night. Jeff is doing as well as can be expected but he has a long healing process to go through. We are very proud of Jeff and the courage he has shown while attempting to help his friends and neighbors. We have no other comments and ask you to give us time to come together as a family and begin to heal.”
10:30 a.m. update: The suspect in the fatal stabbing of two Martin County residents late Monday was in stable condition Wednesday morning, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said.
Austin Harrouff, 19, was expected to have surgery Wednedday on one of his hands, the sheriff’s office said. The extent of the jury was unavailable, but the sheriff’s off said it did not come from a K9 bite.
Harrouff is medically sedated and being guarded by deputies at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, the sheriff’s office said. He is not allowed to have visitors, including family.
Authorities say Harrouff fatally stabbed John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon at their home on Southeast Kokomo Lane late Monday. Deputies found him trying to bite flesh off Stevens’ face.
10 a.m. update: The neighbor who tried to stop the fatal stabbing of two Martin County residents late Monday is in fair condition at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
The hospital Wednesday confirmed that Jeff Fisher remained under its care. Fisher intervened in the fatal stabbings of John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon on Southeast Kokomo Lane and himself was injured by Austin Kelly Harrouff, 19.
St. Mary’s also said Austin Harrouff remains under its care but said the Martin County Sheriff’s Office would release any details on his condition. The sheriff’s office did not return a call seeking information.
Original post: The parents of the teen who officials say fatally stabbed a Martin County couple, then bit the man in the face, are asking to be with their son “to hold his hand,” the teenager’s lawyer, Michelle Suskauer, told The Post’s news partners at WPTV NewsChannel 5.
Austin Harrouff, 19, was in serious condition Monday night, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said. He is sedated in intensive care, Suskauer told WPTV, and can’t communicate. Suskauer will represent the Florida State University sophomore if he survives.
“Everyone is in absolute shock. His family is completely devastated, devastated for the other family and certainly devastated for their son,” said Suskauer, who also has provided analysis of court cases on WPTV.
Friends say Harrouff, who has no criminal record, wouldn’t “hurt a fly.”
It took a Taser, multiple deputies and Tequesta Police Department’s K9 Boss to subdue Harrouff so they could pull him from 59-year-old John Stevens, from whose face the teen was biting pieces of flesh, according to a post on the Tequesta police’s Facebook page.
“K9 Boss allowed the deputies and officers on scene to gain the needed compliance that the Taser was unable to achievouff remains under its care but said the Martin County Sheriff’s Office would release any details on his condition. The sheriff’s office did not return a call seeking information.
Original post: The parents of the teen who officials say fatally stabbed a Martin County couple, then bit the man in the face, are asking to be with their son “to hold his hand,” the teenager’s lawyer, Michelle Suskauer, told The Post’s news partners at WPTV NewsChannel 5.
Austin Harrouff, 19, was in serious condition Monday night, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said. He is sedated in intensive care, Suskauer told WPTV, and can’t communicate. Suskauer will represent the Florida State Uni
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