Suspect Arrested for Attempted Murder After Slicing Coworker at Indiana State Fairgrounds
Police say a 20-year-old worker suffered serious injuries as investigators arrested a 37-year-old suspect and filed preliminary attempted murder charges.
- Indiana State Police arrested 37-year-old Steven T. Mimms on Sunday after he allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old co-worker at an Indiana State Fair food booth Saturday night, inflicting serious injuries.
- Investigators determined the altercation involved two employees of a third-party food vendor near the Coliseum, and Mimms fled the scene before officers arrived, prompting an overnight search.
- Early Sunday, the Indiana State Police SWAT Team tracked Mimms to a residence in the 500 block of North Beville Avenue, where officers located him hiding in an attic shortly after 8 a.m.
- Mimms faces preliminary charges of attempted murder, resisting law enforcement, and escape from home detention, and is hospitalized for evaluation before transport to the Marion County Justice Center.
- The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will determine final formal charges as the police investigation remains ongoing, while medical personnel continue treating the 20-year-old victim for serious injuries.
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Roasted corn stand worker with lengthy criminal history accused in Indiana State Fair stabbing
INDIANAPOLIS — Recently filed court documents detail how free corn giveaways led to a stabbing this weekend at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, sending one concession worker to the hospital. Steven T. Mimms, 37, of Indianapolis, was arrested over the weekend on preliminary charges of attempted murder, escaping home detention and resisting law enforcement. He is [...]
One Arrested Following State Fair Incident
(Indianapolis, IN) – Indiana State Police arrested a man Sunday morning after a Saturday night stabbing at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Troopers assigned to the fair responded to a food vendor booth just before 10:30 p.m. Investigators say an argument between two vendor employees ended with a 20-year-old man being slashed with a sharp object. Arriving troopers immediately rendered first aid to the victim, who was then treated at the scene by o…
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