Last Updated on 03/09/2024 by Arun jain
An illegal immigrant previously deported from Honduras was arrested Sunday, authorities said, following an intense Exploration in Indiana After being treated as a person of interest in the random stabbing of a teen girl at a baseball game.
The search for 26-year-old Dimas Gabriel Yanez began Saturday after the 14-year-old girl was stabbed in the hand with a butcher-style knife during her brother’s baseball game in unincorporated Lowell, Indiana. Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.
When the girl’s mother tried to help, the suspect tried to stab the mother before running away, according to authorities. The teenager has since been treated and released from the hospital.
Authorities recovered a knife believed to have been used in the attack and named Yanez as a person of interest, warning the public to consider him armed and dangerous.
As the extensive search continued into Sunday, the sheriff’s office said Yanez was found in the southern part of Lake County.
According to the sheriff’s office, Yanez was arrested later Sunday afternoon after a sheriff’s department police officer spotted him running through a cornfield.
Investigators believe Yanez was trying to change his appearance and cut his hair to avoid law enforcement before he was arrested.
The sheriff’s office said Yanez was previously deported to Honduras in 2018 and “may have engaged in criminal activity in the United States since then. Returning to the country illegally.
This US Department of Homeland Security Yanez’s arrest was reported Sunday, the sheriff’s office said.
“I extend my heartfelt thanks to every Lake County police officer and all law enforcement agencies who worked tirelessly on the investigation and discovery of this case,” said Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. “I am proud of the level of cooperation displayed by police officers throughout the county.”
Yanez is in custody at the Lake County Jail. There is no information on whether Yanez is to face any charges was provided immediately.
The sheriff’s office said the investigation is ongoing and more details will be released as they become available.
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