Arizona State student arrested and jailed for stabbing classmate

On the morning of September 19th, students at Arizona State University were walking to business class when, almost by accident, a knife attack occurred out of nowhere. But Police claim the attack was not random at all.

In the Sands classroom building, 19-year-old student Kaci Sloan, armed with a mating knife, lunged from her seat at her classmate Mara Daffron, also 19, just as Daffron entered the room. Two witnesses immediately ran to Daffron’s rescue and managed to disarm Sloan and hold them back, per The Arizona Republic.

This is what Daffron’s mother Launi said Daily Mail Her daughter thought Sloan had stumbled upon her until she realized something was wrong. When she tried to run away, Sloan stabbed her in the back, the mother said. As a result of the incident, Daffron suffered a ruptured spleen and had to undergo surgery.

Motive or mental anguish?

Court documents say the stabbing occurred “without provocation or without words.” The Arizona Republic. However, Sloan reportedly admitted that she did it I’ve been planning the attack since the night before. In letters from her backpack obtained by ASU police, she wrote that she was struggling with “self-esteem issues” and apologized for what she expected.

She also told officers she was having trouble Thoughts of harming others but was “disgusting” of them, the report says. However, she concluded that if she acted on these thoughts, her problems would “go away.” chose Daffron because she was an “easy target,”“She recognized her from a previous class they had attended together. Sloan originally thought about attacking a Navy veteran – who happened to be one one of the witnesses to scare them off from Daffron, according to the report.

Daffron, however, told police she didn’t know Sloan and had no idea why she was targeted. according to ABC 3340. According to her family, she is currently in a stable condition.

From the dormitory to the prison cell

Sloan appeared to be a normal, academically achieving student. Her social media features pictures of her traveling the world with her family, and she received the $5,000 New American University Dean’s Award for her academic achievement, among other honors LinkedIn.

She is now being held in the Maricopa County Jail on a $250,000 bond, records show. University police have since filed a complaint with the Maricopa County District Attorney’s Office. An ASU spokesman said PEOPLE She is charged with suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, disrupting an educational facility and disorderly conduct.

“ASU and the entire ASU West Valley campus community are deeply saddened by what happened. ASU West Valley is a close-knit community of students, faculty and staff. We are deeply grateful to all those who responded quickly to intervene and provide assistance. Our thoughts continue to be with everyone affected,” the spokesman said in a statement.