A Georgia woman has alleged that the man charged in the fatal stabbing of a teenager at a Walmart last month had also attacked her in 2021.

According to CrimeOnline, law enforcement recently apprehended 48-year-old Delano Middleton in connection with a violent incident on October 23 at a Walmart located on Whitemarsh Island, which is approximately eight miles from Savannah.

Authorities report that the incident began when 18-year-old J.T. Schroeder accidentally kicked Middleton’s shopping cart. This minor altercation quickly escalated, resulting in Middleton allegedly stabbing Schroeder multiple times.

Schroeder was transported to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries the following day, as reported by WTOC 11.

In a startling development, Erica Young has come forward, claiming that Middleton had previously attacked her with a knife while she was employed at a U-Haul store on Ogeechee Road.

According to Young, Middleton walked into the business in October 2021, took keys from the counter and walked outside to steal a truck.

“I asked him did he needed help finding his vehicle, and he shoved a cart over on top of me and just started stabbing me,” Young said.

“When I was on the ground, he told me that he wanted to watch me bleed out. I’ve never met him before that day, never had any contact with him.”

Following a mental evaluation, a doctor found Middleton incompetent to stand trial. In 2023, he was ruled competent, but took a plea deal on an aggravated assault charge. A judge sentenced him to two years behind bars and eight years on probation.

Court records obtained by WJCL indicated that Middleton used a “six-inch foldable knife” during the U-Haul attack, before driving off in a truck he stole.

“Honestly, this is my true opinion on it,” Young told WTOC. “He got away with the stabbing of me, so he thought he could get away with it again.”

Chatham police have not released additional information regarding the Walmart incident, pending a full investigation.

Schroeder’s father, however, told WTOC that his son was “never, ever confrontational unless he was confronted first.”

“He was literally stabbed over ten times until he finally bled out and died,”his father said.

Middleton remains behind bars at the Chatham County Detention Center on murder charges. He is scheduled for a November 20 court appearance.

“The system failed that kid’s family,” Young said. “I’m so sorry for their loss.”

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