Man arrested after stabbing girl in Lake County

UPDATE: Dimas Gabriel Yanez, 26, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon as a suspect in connection with the stabbing death of a Lowell teenager over the weekend, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Department.

The man was seen running through a cornfield in southern Lake County early Sunday.

“It is believed he was in the process of cutting his hair shortly before his arrest to alter his appearance,” the sheriff's department said. “Investigators have learned that Yanez was deported to Honduras in 2018 and may have been involved in criminal activity throughout the United States since his illegal return to the country. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was notified of his arrest today.”

CROWN POINT, Ind. (WISH) – The Lake County Sheriff's Department is searching Saturday for a man suspected of stabbing a 14-year-old girl at a baseball game.

Investigators believe the victim, a 14-year-old girl, was with her mother watching her brother's baseball game at the VFW baseball field in Lowell, Indiana. At around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, an unknown man attacked the teen and attempted to stab her with a knife. When the mother tried to help the daughter, the man attempted to stab the mother.

Investigators believe it was a random attack.

The 14-year-old girl was treated and released to a nearby hospital.

A butcher knife believed to have been used by the suspect was found at the crime scene. The suspect is still considered armed and dangerous.

According to investigators, the suspect is a dark-skinned man in his twenties with long hair, wearing a burgundy top and black shorts.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Lake County Sheriff's Department at 219-660-0001 or 911.