S. Ind. teen charged in stabbing over girl

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By Jason Overholt

Story Created: Oct 23, 2009 at 10:34 AM EDT

Story Updated: Oct 23, 2009 at 10:34 AM EDT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The quarterback of a southern Indiana high school football team faces felony assault charges in the stabbing of a man during what police say was a fight over the player's ex-girlfriend.

The defense attorney for 18-year-old Zachary Donahue says he was acting in self defense. The Charlestown High School quarterback has pleaded not guilty in Clark Circuit Court.

Police say Donahue and 21-year-old Jonathan Westfall argued about the girl and agreed to meet for a fight early Saturday. Westfall told officers he arrived to find at least 10 people with Donahue and that he was hit with a bat and stabbed.

Police say Westfall suffered a chest wound and a partially collapsed lung.

School officials removed Donahue from the team, which plays Indiana Creek in a first-round sectional game Friday.

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