INDIANAPOLIS — A man accused of stabbing his 11-month-old son in the back with a kitchen knife faces four felony charges, including attempted murder, after police arrested him Friday at a woman's home.
Kevin Chandler, 30, was captured about 10:45 a.m. in a home in suburban Lawrence, according to police in Speedway, where the boy was injured Wednesday outside his mother's apartment.
The baby was in good condition Friday after surgery, police said.
The boy's mother, Angela Limbrock, 31, said Chandler had arrived at her apartment Wednesday night but she did not want to see him.
Limbrock, Chandler, Devon and their 5-year-old son were about to leave the complex when Limbrock realized the baby's car seat was still in her apartment. She handed Devon to Chandler, who was sitting in the back seat, and went to get the seat.
As she was getting out of the car, Limbrock said 5-year-old Kevon yelled that Chandler had a knife.
Limbrock said she saw Chandler plunge a kitchen knife into the boy.
"I just kind of blanked out," she said. "I just screamed, 'No!'"
Authorities had searched for a day and a half before arresting Chandler, who they said is homeless.
He offered no resistance when several officers took him into custody at the home of 27-year-old Heather Cunningham, said Lawrence police Capt. Erika Schneider. Police believe Cunningham is a girlfriend of Chandler's. She has not been charged.
Chandler faces preliminary charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery and two counts of battery in the boy's stabbing. He will be held in jail on a $1 million bond, police said. It was not clear if he had a lawyer.
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