Florida College Student Charged With Murder For Allegedly Killing Couple, Eating Victim's Face

The 19-year-old had no apparent relationship to his victims and the attack seemed to be "completely random," the sheriff said.

A 19-year-old Florida State University student was having dinner with his family Monday night in Tequesta, Florida, when he got angry, stormed out of the restaurant, killed two people, then ate a victim's face, officials said.

Austin Harrouff was charged on Friday with first degree murder, attempted murder, and burglary, the Associated Press reported.

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The sheriff's office released a video Friday showing Harrouff calmly walking out of the restaurant moments before police responded to a 911 call of a stabbing attack and arrived to find the teen biting off part of a dead man's face in the driveway of a Tequesta couple's home, officials said. The man's wife was found dead in the garage and a neighbor suffered multiple stab wounds.

Harrouff was taken to a nearby hospital where he remained in an unconscious state. Police and hospital workers have completed some tests, but have not yet found any evidence of drug use.

"He had no criminal record ... he was a good kid," Martin County Sheriff William Snyder told reporters Tuesday, adding that Harrouff had no apparent relationship to his victims and that the attack seemed to be "completely random."

The victims were later identified as John Joseph Stevens, 59, and his wife, Michelle Karen Mishcon, 53. They left behind a daughter, Ivy Stevens.

"There's not one thing in this case that seems to make sense," Snyder added, shaking his head. "We grasp to get our footing and try to understand what happened and why ... but we can't."

What doesn't make sense to police is that Harrouff does not fit the typical description of a deranged murderer. He was a star high school football player and an excellent student, the Miami Herald reported. He took Advanced Placement classes in the International Baccalaureate program at school.

Here's a photo of John Joseph Stevens III & Michelle Karen Mishcon who were killed last night, via @MartinFLSheriff.

Harrouff was home for the weekend in Tequesta, visiting family with some of his fraternity brothers, Snyder told reporters.

The teen was eating dinner with his family in a local sports bar when he grew enraged by something — possibly the slow service, Snyder conjectured — and stormed out.

He then walked a few blocks, in the direction of his father's house, and came across Stevens and Mischon sitting in their garage with the door open, an evening habit of theirs, neighbors told police.

He allegedly attacked the couple, using multiple weapons, including a knife and other blunt objects, killing them both. "There was a lot of violence in that garage," Snyder said.

A neighbor attempted to stop Harrouff, but the teen turned to him and said, "You don't want any of this," before attacking him with a knife, police said. The neighbor got away and called 911. He is currently undergoing surgery with non-life threatening injuries.

When deputies arrived they found Harrouff crouched over Stevens, "making animals noises," and "grunting and growling," Snyder said.

After attempting to subdue Harrouff with a stun gun and K-9 to no effect, three to four police officers managed to pull the college sophomore from the body, placed him under arrest, and eventually sedated him.

Snyder said though preliminary tests have found no drugs in Harrouff's system, he "wouldn't be surprised" if more in depths tests find evidence of Flakka — technically known as alpha-PVP — a strong, synthetic, psychoactive stimulant similar to "bath salts."

The attack recalls the infamous 2012 Florida case where a man named Rudy Eugene ate a homeless man's face. Although Eugene was widely rumored to have taken bath salts, police found only marijuana in his system. Eugene's victim survived.

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