Inset: Alexander Cusey (Wilkin County Sheriff). Background: The University of Minnesota, Morris campus in Morris, Minn. (Google Maps).
A Minnesota man told police that there was a "monster" inside him after he allegedly stabbed a music instructor.
Alexander Cusey, 20, was charged with attempted murder and three counts of assault after police said he stabbed a percussion instructor at the University of Minnesota Morris on Sept. 29. According to a probable cause statement reviewed by Law&Crime, police responded to the campus after receiving calls about a stabbing at the university's Humanities and Fine Arts building. When they found the victim, police said he identified Cusey as his attacker and said he was still in the building.
The victim had injuries to his arm and head and was able to run into another person's office to ask for help.
Police said the victim and the other person blocked Cusey from leaving one of the rooms in the building. After more officers arrived, Cusey was taken into custody. As he was being escorted out of the building by police, Cusey allegedly asked a student who was passing by, "You didn't think there was someone like me at this school, did you?"
Both Cusey and the victim were taken to the hospital, where Cusey allegedly told a police officer that he was trying to kill his percussion instructor by stabbing him in the neck and the heart. Cusey reportedly heard the victim discussing the alleged attack with police, then turned to the officer in his room and said, "I broke, didn't I?"
According to the statement, Cusey told police he "had a monster inside of him that he kept buried" until that day, adding that he "had a need to enforce his presence in the world" and "a bit of sadism." When asked why he allegedly attacked the victim, Cusey referred to him as a "goodie two shoes" who gave him "work to do," the statement said. Cusey reportedly told police that he never wanted to go to college or get a job, so "going to prison would be one way to avoid this."
Police said Cusey explained what happened during the attack, which he allegedly said he found "thrilling." According to the statement, Cusey told police that he mocked the victim's pleas for help and was "laughing maniacally" throughout the alleged stabbing, saying, "You should have seen it. It was hilarious."
Cusey allegedly told police that he had fantasized about killing his parents, sexually assaulting a female relative and committing a school shooting.
Cusey is in custody at the Wilkin County Jail, where he is being held on $1 million bond without conditions or $500,000 bond with conditions. His next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 12.
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