Baue
Prosecutors charged an Indianapolis man they say stabbed a woman and injured two others while wielding two machetes last week outside a Franklin home.
Jonathan E. Baue, 32, is charged with domestic battery with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony, and two counts of battery causing bodily injuries, both misdemeanors. If convicted, he faces up to eight years in prison.
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 1600 block of U.S. 31, just south of Franklin, shortly after 7 p.m. Oct. 24 on a report of a man swinging a machete at people. Later, deputies were told the man was on the ground and the machetes had been taken away from him, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Johnson County Superior Court 2.
The victim told police she had arrived at the Franklin home after visiting Greensburg with a friend, and that Baue had gone to Greensburg looking for her. About an hour after the victim arrived in Franklin, Baue showed up, and 30 minutes later, 911 was called, according to court documents.
When Baue arrived, he charged toward the victim, wielding a machete in each hand and swinging it at her. She was struck in her abdomen and arm by Baue, court documents show.
A relative of the victim told deputies she saw Baue “stab” the victim in the abdomen and hit her arm with the machetes. Baue then turned toward a neighbor’s home and chased another relative of the victim, according to court documents.
He later returned without the machetes after a neighbor tackled him. The relative said they were also injured during the incident, court documents show.
Baue told deputies he had spoken to the victim earlier that day, and she had invited him to the Franklin home. The victim’s friend took away her phone and yelled at Baue, threatening to kill him, he said.
Baue told deputies when he arrived at the home, he thought one of the victim’s relatives was the friend who threatened him. He was carrying machetes to defend himself, he said.
Baue told deputies the victim walked into the machetes and denied swinging them.
Baue had been drinking. He told deputies he had taken three shots a few hours earlier, according to court documents.
He had also driven from Indianapolis to Greensburg to Franklin, court documents show.
Baue was arrested and taken to the Johnson County jail where he was given a breathalyzer test. Results showed he had a blood alcohol level of .226 — nearly three times the legal limit.
An initial hearing is set for Dec. 1.
