HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The man who went on a stabbing spree at Lone Star College, injuring more than a dozen people, has learned his fate. Dylan Quick has been sentenced to serve 48 years in prison.
Quick pleaded guilty in August to one count of attempted capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. In April 2013, Quick used a razor-type knife to slash 14 people at Lone Star College in Cy-Fair. Witnesses and the victims said that Quick quietly walked down the halls in and around the LSC-CyFair Health Science Center and, without warning, began slashing at people. Many of the victims were stabbed in their cheeks, shoulder and neck areas.
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A student tackled Quick and he was held until authorities arrived. The attack raised questions about campus security.
Quick's attorney argued that his client is mentally ill, and after the stabbings, investigators said Quick admitted to them that he had been thinking of killing people with a blade since elementary school. Investigators said he also told them that he fantasized about acting out things he'd seen in the movie, "Silence of the Lambs," and researched mass stabbing on the Internet prior to the attack.
So who is Dylan Quick?
To everyone who knew him before the stabbing rampage, he appeared to be a normal guy and his neighbors described him as shy. They said he would say hello when he took out the trash and helped his parents tend the yard, though he rarely came out alone.
He was even featured in the college's student spotlight. The spotlight, which was removed after the attack, said Quick was born completely deaf and received a cochlear implant when he was 7 years old.
"The first few years after receiving the implant, Dylan says he was busy learning English, just as if he were an ESOL student," the article read.
The spotlight also said that Quick was homeschooled and his mother involved him in the college's library teen activities when he was 12 years old. The program helped him increase his hearing and communication skills.
Quick participated in a book club and listed his favorite book as "The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel." Quick said "book clubs were a great foundation for college, a starting point from which to evolve."
Quick said he planned to one day build and host an online international book club to connect people of all ages from around the world. He also planned to pursue a career in accounting and wanted to transfer to the University of Houston after getting an associate's degree from Lone Star College.
"He was a good student," said Audre Levy, president of Lone Star College's Cy-Fair campus. "He also worked in our public library. The library staff had fine things to say about him. There were no signs ... there was anything amiss."
There were some signs of troubling behavior, however.
Quick was reported missing in 2011 and was not seen for about three days. His mother said he sent a text message to her indicating that he planned to commit suicide.
He was found camping out on Lone Star College's Cy-Fair campus by security guards. One of the guards said he felt sorry for him so he brought him clothing and food, and another one brought him a tent to camp out in. They later discovered that he was officially listed as missing, and told authorities where he could be located.