HARTFORD, Conn. -- An arrest warrant affidavit says the fight that led to the stabbing death of University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard began when one of his teammates "disrespected" a woman at a school-sponsored dance.

The affidavit released Tuesday accuses a 21-year-old Bloomfield man, John Lomax III, of murder in the Oct. 18 killing of Howard.

The document includes an array of witness statements about the incident.

Howard's teammate, Michael Smith, said in one of the statements that Howard threw a punch at a man matching Lomax's description before he was stabbed.

The affidavit also says Johnny Hood, one of six men charged in the case, told police that the fight began when another man, later identified as football player Brian Parker, made comments about a woman at the dance.

According to court documents, after Howard was stabbed he let out a scream and ran across the street and said, "They got me."

Howard's teammate Michael Smith told police, "Jazz ran across the street towards Smith saying, 'They got me, they stabbed me.' Smith checked Jazz, saw blood on his stomach and walked with Jazz back towards the Student Union until Jazz fell on the sidewalk."

Two suspects accused in connection with Howard's stabbing faced a judge on Tuesday.

Christopher Mutchler, 18, is accused of threatening people who may have given police information about Howard's stabbing. Police said Mutchler posted the threats on online message boards.

Jamal Todd was also expected to face a judge Tuesday. Todd is accused of pulling a fire alarm at the Student Union right before a fight broke out and Howard was stabbed.