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Indiana State Police-Ft. Wayne District 22-Ft. Wayne, IN
Sunday August 9th, 2015 :: 09:03 a.m. EDT

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DeKalb County Man Arrested After Alleged Stabbing

(DeKalb County, IN)-A 34 year old man from Waterloo was arrested yesterday morning by the Indiana State Police for allegedly stabbing another man.

According to Detective Kevin Smith, on Saturday morning at approximately 9:45 a.m. two men were involved in a physical altercation at a residence in the 2000 block of County Road 59 in rural Butler.

During the fight, Timothy Scott Hopkins allegedly used a knife and cut the victim in the head, hand and torso causing non-life threatening injuries.  The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released.

Hopkins was arrested and incarcerated in the DeKalb County Jail on one count of Battery with a Deadly Weapon, a Level 5 Felony.  The Indiana State Police was assisted by the DeKalb County Sheriff and Waterloo Police Departments.

All Suspects Are Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty in a Court of Law.

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Indiana State Police-Ft. Wayne District 22-Ft. Wayne, IN
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-432-8661

Sergeant Ron Galaviz
Public Information Officer-Fort Wayne Post
[email protected]
260-459-4819

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