UMaine student arrested in connection with Florida murder

Originally Posted on The Maine Campus via UWIRE

Zedric Joseph, 23, of West Palm Beach, Fl., is currently being held at the Richmond County Jail in Augusta, Ga. after being connected to a double stabbing in Florida, which resulted in the death of a 23-year-old man.

On Friday, March 7, deputies of the Florida sheriff’s office received a report of a stabbing on Quail Lake Drive in West Palm Beach. Two victims, a man and a woman, were found at the crime scene. The man, Ricardy Chery, 23, died from multiple stab wounds. The woman, Vashti Laurore, also 23, had been stabbed in the hand and was released from the hospital after being treated for her injuries at St. Mary’s Medical Center.

The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for Joseph’s arrest on Wednesday in connection with the stabbings. Joseph was arrested and brought to the jail at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. According to jail officials, Joseph was arrested on one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault.

The West Palm Beach police are not releasing any more information to the public regarding the case at this time.

Joseph enrolled at UMaine in 2011 after spending two years at Erie Community College in Orchard Park, N.Y. to study child development and family relations. He is also a running back for the UMaine football team.

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