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On January 6 , 1994 , Kerrigan had finished a practice session at Cobo Arena in Detroit during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships . When she stopped to talk to a news reporter, Stant crouched down, struck her on the knee with a retractable metal baton, and ran away. The exit door was locked, so he escaped by breaking through a plexiglass door. He jumped into Derrick Smith 's getaway car. He, along with Shawn Eckhardt and Derrick Smith, were arrested and sentenced to four years in prison. Stant served 14 months before being released.

On , who will not accept anyone with a felony conviction. Kerrigan wrote a letter to the court to oppose the petition because she felt it could send a message that a crime like Stant's could be "swept under the rug". This petition was odd, as one must be under 28 years of age to even be a candidate for SEAL training, while Stant was 34 at the time of his petition.