5 days ago, we told you about the stabbing of 50 year-old Eugene Webster, better known as "Fatback", who was hospitalized after he was nearly stabbed to death, allegedly by a young man whom he practically raised as a son.
Tonight we can confirm that the young man who police is looking for is 18 year-old Michael "Wani" Baptist. The Webster family is hoping that if you have seen him, or know his whereabouts, that you will turn that information over to police so that he can be brought in for questioning.
Meanwhile, Fatback continues to be hospitalized in a coma after police performed life-saving surgery on him. Today, we met his wife at the KHMH who told us off-camera that there are a few details that she would like to clear about the story that the police gave out. She told us that firstly, this young man did not stab her husband because they of any quarrel, and it wasn't because Fatback had refused his stepson a ride. She says that according to Webster, the young man attacked him while he was asleep, and in the midst of attempting to steal from him.
Here's how she explained it to us:
Voice of: Caret Webster, Wife of stabbing victim
"I haven't seen the news, just hearing that they are saying that he did not want to give the guy a ride or didn't move fast enough and that's the reason for the altercation. But that's not the story he gave to me. He was asleep when this all happened. He attack him in his sleep while robbing him."
Daniel Ortiz
"We understand that he is still hospitalize at this moment."
Caret Webster, Wife of stabbing victim
"Yes he is. He is stable right now, but you know, we just have to wait until he comes out of his coma so that we can know what's fully wrong."
Daniel Ortiz
"Have you had any interaction with this young man, seeing I understand that Mr. Webster raised him?"
Caret Webster, Wife of stabbing victim
"Well he was raising him, this was many year ago from a previous relationship. I just want to clear that up, because people are think it's my son and it's not. He was in a previous relationship before we got together and he was raising the young man. When we got together, he still came around and we feed him, he takes baths at our house, we treat him as he is his son. That the way my husband is. He doesn't turn anybody away when they come to our home."
Daniel Ortiz
"Personally, did you ever expect that this young man would attack Mr. Webster the way he did?"
Caret Webster, Wife of stabbing victim
"No, I never would have imagine that he would do something like that to my husband and he also told me that he said 'that I don't believe that he would do something like that to me.' He said he can't believe it, it hurts."
Daniel Ortiz
"Is there any history that you know of which points to the young man having any kind of troublesome or violent past?"
Caret Webster, Wife of stabbing victim
"Well I know he got into problems for theft and stuff like that, but I don't know anything else."
Police confirm that they are looking for 18 year-old Michael "Wani" Baptist. Anyone with information is asked to contact the nearest police station.
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