Caleb Halley, who portrayed Florida State mascot Chief Osceola from 2004 to 2007, died from wounds suffered in a knife fight over a gumbo recipe. Halley and Orlando Thompson, a co-worker at Buddy's Seafood Market in Panama City, got into an argument about the amount of spice required for Buddy's gumbo on Tuesday and things quickly turned violent.Panama City Lt. John Deegins provided more details:
Other reports described Thompson's weapon as a "knife/sword" that struck Halley three times in the torso. Halley, who graduated in 2009, died from his wounds on Thursday. Thompson has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.Deegins said the argument "quickly escalated" when Thompson armed himself with a wooden board and Halley with a small pocket knife. The initial altercation ended after a "quick skirmish" in which Thompson retreated, but Thompson later returned with a knife and was seen on surveillance video "swinging and thrusting the knife at Halley."