CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) - Two Virginia high school football players were stabbed Tuesday evening while they tried to protect their coach from the father of another player, authorities and officials said.
Chesterfield police charged Turon M. Savoy, 46, with two counts of malicious wounding in the incident, news outlets reported.
The two players from Life Christian Academy, ages 17 and 18, had puncture and laceration wounds to their face and chest. They were expected to make a full recovery.
Life Christian administrator Mike Cherry said the football team was practicing at Carver Middle School when a sophomore on the squad was dismissed as a disciplinary measure.
It’s unclear why the student was dismissed.
Chesterfield Police Chief Jeffrey Katz said the student returned with Savoy and other family members and attempted to assault the coach.
Katz said the two teens intervened and Savoy repeatedly stabbed them before fleeing the scene. Savoy was later captured without incident.
Cherry said the sophomore was dismissed from the school. The school is also providing counselors for students who witnessed the incident.
It’s unclear whether Savoy had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
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