Columbus man arrested for threatening autistic juvenile with a knife
Sep 11, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ind. (WISH) — A Columbus man was arrested Wednesday night after deputies said he threatened an autistic juvenile with a knife and prevented an adult woman from calling 911.
Deputies responded about 10 p.m. Sept. 9 to a reported domestic disturbance in the 1800 block of W. Shady Lane.
According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation determined that Caleb Stillabower, 23, threatened the juvenile with a knife.
Deputies said Stillabower then struck a phone from an adult woman’s hand, preventing her from contacting 911.
Stillabower was arrested on a charge of intimidation with a deadly weapon and a charge of interfering with a 911 call.
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