Sheldon Schmitt This is Me

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1. 1. www.adn.com

   www.adn.com/news/alaska/southe - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/15/2008   Last Visited: 5/15/2008

   Jason Abbott, 18, was being held in connection with the attacks, reported at about 11:45 a.m. in a frantic 911 call in which the caller reported a "guy outside stabbing people" as people screamed in the background, Police Chief Sheldon Schmitt said.
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   The fifth victim was hospitalized and remained in serious condition Tuesday night, Schmitt said.
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   They used a stun gun to subdue him, Schmitt said.
   
   "When the police contacted him, he had a knife in his hand and police had to take him down," Schmitt said.
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   Charges likely will be filed today once the district attorney is able to review the case and evidence, which was being collected into the night, Schmitt said.
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   Abbott, who has a series of charges as a minor consuming alcohol in court records, was arrested Easter Sunday on a domestic violence assault charge, Schmitt said.
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   The last homicide in Sitka was in 1996, Schmitt said, and there has never been a multiple killing such as the one that took place Tuesday in the small town of roughly 9,000 people.
   
   "Nothing like this has ever happened," he said.

2. 2. www.klewtv.com

   www.klewtv.com/news/national/1 - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/3/2008   Last Visited: 4/3/2008

   "It was a very horrific type of crime with a lot of blood," Police Chief Sheldon Schmitt said.

3. 3. juneauempire.com

   juneauempire.com/stories/04060 - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/6/2008   Last Visited: 4/6/2008

   Sitka Police Chief Sheldon Schmitt said he was not aware of any specific request or indication that Abbot should have been held longer.
   
   "There was just a general concern about the situation, and that's pretty much it," Schmitt said.