A homeless man who stayed at a residence in Greene County for three days earlier this month allegedly threatened his hosts with a knife. A warrant was issued this morning.

Tyler Robert Paul Heinich, 27, is wanted on a warrant for his arrest issued today on a preliminary charge of intimidation with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony.

Court records show Heinich with a home address in Bedford but a probable cause document indicates Heinich was recently living homeless in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to an incident in Greene County that occurred earlier this month.

Deputy James Carpenter of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, the investigating officer, was dispatched to a residence on East State Road 54, Bloomfield, at 10:43 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, after dispatch received information that Heinich had threatened a couple then fled their residence on foot with a knife.

One of the residents told Deputy Carpenter that Heinich had stayed at their home for three days after living homeless in Tennessee. She indicated Heinich may have needed medication but he didn’t have any to take. She said he had been up all night pacing and she described some disturbing behavior.

After Heinich had allegedly made a mess and she told him he needed to clean it up, she said he pulled out a fixed blade double-edged knife and held it in his hand. She told her husband she was going to call the police. Her husband was getting his handgun when Heinich started to advance towards her with the knife, but once she was on the phone with dispatch, Heinich stopped then ran outside and ran into a wooded area.

Deputies attempted to locate Heinich without success.