A beforehand deported unlawful immigrant from Honduras was arrested Sunday, authorities mentioned, following an intense manhunt in Indiana after he was deemed an individual of curiosity within the random stabbing of a teen woman at a baseball sport.
The manhunt for Dimas Gabriel Yanez, 26, started Saturday after a 14-year-old woman was stabbed within the hand with a butcher-style knife whereas at her brother’s baseball sport in unincorporated Lowell, Indiana, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office mentioned.
When the woman’s mom tried to assist, the suspect additionally tried to stab the mom earlier than fleeing, in keeping with authorities. The teenager has since been handled and launched from a hospital.
Authorities recovered a knife believed to have been used within the assault and named Yanez as an individual of curiosity, warning the general public that he must be thought of armed and harmful.
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Dimas Gabriel Yanez, 26, was arrested Sunday after a 14-year-old woman was stabbed in a hand throughout a baseball sport, authorities mentioned. Yanez is believed to have tried to chop his hair to alter his look earlier than his arrest. (Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Because the in depth search continued into Sunday, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned that Yanez was noticed within the southern a part of Lake County.
Yanez is an individual of curiosity within the random stabbing, in keeping with authorities. (Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Yanez was apprehended later Sunday afternoon after a police officer with the sheriff’s division noticed him working via a cornfield, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace.
Investigators consider Yanez was within the means of attempting to chop his hair to alter his look and evade regulation enforcement simply earlier than he was apprehended.
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The sheriff’s workplace mentioned Yanez had beforehand been deported to Honduras in 2018 and “could have been engaged in prison exercise throughout the USA since returning to the country illegally.”
Yanez is in custody on the Lake County Jail because the investigation into the stabbing continues. (Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was notified of Yanez’s arrest on Sunday, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
“I wish to lengthen my most heartfelt gratitude to each Lake County police officer and to all regulation enforcement businesses working tirelessly on the investigation and search on this case,” Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. mentioned. “I’m happy with the extent of cooperation exhibited by cops all through the county.”
Yanez stays in custody on the Lake County Jail. No details about whether or not Yanez is facing any charges was instantly supplied.
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The sheriff’s workplace mentioned the investigation is ongoing and extra particulars might be supplied as they grow to be out there.
