Staff Report

Izak Vincent Eugene Newton

WARSAW — An affidavit of probable cause detailing a Wednesday night stabbing which occurred in Warsaw has been released.

Izak Vincent Eugene Newton, 28, 214 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, is charged with attempted murder, a level 1 felony; aggravated battery, a level 3 felony; intimidation with a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony; and invasion of privacy, a class A misdemeanor.

On Feb. 21, law enforcement responded to a stabbing at the Canterbury House Apartments in Warsaw. A man was reportedly stabbed about eight to nine times. The suspect, later identified as Newton, fled the scene on foot.

According to court documents, upon arrival at the scene, a Warsaw Police officer found the man in a front yard, covered in blood. A woman at the scene said Newton stabbed the man and provided law enforcement with a description of Newton.

Emergency medical services arrived on scene and initially counted about 19 stab wounds on the man, who was taken to Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital by ambulance. He was later airlifted to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

When asked about the incident, the woman said Newton walked into the man’s bedroom when she heard commotion and saw Newton stab the man. The woman pulled Newton off the man, who fled from the residence. However, Newton followed the man and pushed him against a charcoal grill. A child in the home witnessed the incident.

A neighbor to the residence where the incident occurred said he saw Newton push, hit, and stab the man. He said the knife Newton used had a four-inch blade. The neighbor said he grabbed Newton’s shoulder and asked what he was doing. Newton allegedly told the neighbor he was going to kill the man and began stabbing the man again. Newton then fled the scene.

Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted with the search for Newton, who was eventually found at a gravel pit near CR 100E. When officers found Newton, he was completely naked and wearing a crown made of brush. He told officers he believed he was Jesus.

Officers noticed wounds on Newton’s hands consistent with knife wounds. Newton then made an excited utterance about the wounds being from his knife.

The child at the scene was interviewed at Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center on Feb. 22. The child said they were watching a show with Newton and the woman when Newton randomly started to fight with the victim.

In an interview on Feb. 22, Newton said he suspected the man had an inappropriate relationship with the child and another underage individual. He also alleged the man taught the child “evil matter.” Newton said he stabbed the man’s neck and body, and also hit the man’s head.

Newton also recalled fleeing over a wire fence and calling a relative to say he was going to jail because he stabbed someone. He threw his phone and knife in a pond, then covered himself with mud. Newton said he was scared for his safety and felt trapped in the residence.

When asked if he felt angry toward the man, Newton responded in the affirmative. He said he tried to kill the man and admitted to smoking marijuana prior to the stabbing.

At the time of this incident, Newton was on pretrial release for domestic battery. In that case, the woman who witnessed the incident was the victim. As a condition of Newton’s bond, there is a no-contact order prohibiting Newton from having contact with the woman.

Newton was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Feb. 22, with a $251,000 surety and cash bond.