HUDSON, Wis. — A Minnesota man convicted in the slaying of a high school student and stabbings of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison.

A judge also ordered Nicolae Miu, 54, to serve six years of extended supervision following his release from prison in the July 2022 stabbings along the Apple River in St. Croix County, which sits along Wisconsin’s state line with Minnesota.

A jury convicted Miu, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, in April of first-degree reckless homicide, four counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and one count of battery.

Prosecutors had sought a 70-year prison term for Miu in the stabbing attack that killed Isaac Schuman, 17, of Stillwater, Minnesota, and wounded four others. The stabbing took place as Miu and the victims were tubing along the Apple River in separate groups.

Investigators said Miu attacked after people accused him of approaching children in the water. Miu told investigators that he was using a snorkel and goggles to look for a lost cellphone. He told investigators he felt threatened and acted in self-defense.

Miu pulled out a knife and began stabbing people after he was taunted by Schuman and his friends, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported, citing court documents.

St. Croix County District Judge R. Michael Waterman said two of the victims who survived their stab wounds would have died without the prompt help of other tubers and emergency responders. He said all of the survivors “suffered permanent disfigurement.”

Waterman said Miu “made a series of very poor decisions” after being “confronted with words and boorish taunts and insults.”

“He fled the scene, leaving his victims to die while casually floating by them and emergency workers as if nothing had happened,” the judge said, noting Miu was arrested as he tried to leave the scene in his car.

Miu’s attorney, Aaron Nelson, asked the court for a “measured response” in its sentence. He said the defense understands and appreciates the “heartbreaking loss” of the Schuman family and other victims.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons made a free agency splash this spring by signing former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins to a nine-figure mega deal at the start of free agency.

Now, on a much smaller scale, the Vikings are adding a former Falcons starter.

Minnesota signed cornerback Fabian Moreau to a contract Tuesday, according to NFL Network.

Moreau spent the 2021 season with the Falcons, starting all 16 games in which he played. He totaled 61 tackles, 11 passes defended and three tackles for loss.

Atlanta added Moreau after four years with the Washington Commanders, who selected him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Across four seasons with Washington, Moreau played in 60 games with 18 starts, making 125 tackles and six interceptions.

The Falcons let Moreau walk in free agency, and he signed with the Houston Texans in late May. He was released before the start of the regular season but caught on with the New York Giants, appearing in 14 contests with 11 starts and recording 61 tackles and 10 passes defended.

But after the season, Moreau remained unsigned into August, ultimately joining the Denver Broncos on a one-year deal. Just like in New York, Moreau went from late signee to starter, playing 16 games and making 11 starts.

As a Bronco, Moreau tallied 46 tackles, one interception and seven passes defended. He was serviceable in coverage with a 62.9 pass-defense grade from Pro Football Focus. He entered unrestricted free agency once more and again stayed on the open market until training camp — and now, he’s hoping to continue his personal trend of starting despite his late summer signing.

Should Moreau make the team, he will have a chance to face Cousins and the Falcons in Week 14, when Minnesota hosts Atlanta for a 1 p.m. kickoff inside U.S. Bank Stadium.