Lawyers in the trial of a former caricature artist at Universal Orlando accused of stabbing a coworker struggled Tuesday to find jurors who were not overly exposed to details of the case.
- Fredrick Torres is charged with attempted murder in stabbing
- Torres, Glenn Ferguson were caricature artists who worked at Universal
- Torres attacked Ferguson on New Year's Day 2016, investigators say
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At the end of the day, six jurors and one alternate were seated for the trial of Fredrick Torres, who is accused of chasing former coworker Glenn Ferguson with a pair of scissors and stabbing him.
But more than 80 jurors were questioned. An extended amount of the Orange County-based jurors interviewed by the state and Torres' defense team had ties to theme parks in the area, which disqualified them from deliberating on the case.
Torres, charged with attempted murder, is now standing trial in the New Year's Day 2016 stabbing.
According to investigators, Torres was fired from his job working for Fasen Arts, Inc., which supplied caricature artists for Universal, on New Year's Eve of 2015 but returned for work the next day.
That's when witnesses and investigators reported that Torres, armed with a pair of scissors, chased Ferguson around Islands of Adventure's Toon Lagoon section of the park as guests watched.
Ferguson was found stabbed several times in the neck and head when law enforcement arrived. They allegedly pulled Torres off Ferguson.
Ferguson was in a medically induced coma for a week.