A Linton man with four criminal cases pending against him now has three warrants out for his arrest.

William Wayne Lacer, 41, Linton, was arrested by Officer Bobby Pierce of the Linton Police Department last Sunday, February 14. When Lacer was booked into the Greene County Jail at 1:08 a.m., his bond was set at $1,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He got out of jail that same day after posting $100 cash.

Lacer was then scheduled to appear in Greene Superior Court for an initial hearing at 8:30 a.m. yesterday, Thursday, February 18. He was a no-show and a warrant for his arrest was issued.

In addition to this latest case, three other cases are now pending against him in Greene County and in two of those cases, arrest warrants were issued this week for a total of three.

In the most recent case, Officer Pierce was dispatched on Saturday, February 13, after a man reported Lacer had been sending threatening messages to his phone. The man said Lacer threatened to stab him the next time he sees him.

When Officer Pierce and LPD Officer Joe Riley arrived at the man’s residence and talked to him, they were able to view the messages on the man’s phone that were sent through Facebook Messenger.

Officer Pierce reported the messages included one that read, “I have a knife with your name on it.” Another one read, “I will slice you to pieces then feed you to my dad’s dog for breakfast.” Another one read, “I will kill you if you don’t tell me where ----- is.”

The man who received those messages did not reply to them but he continued to receive still more threatening messages.

Other messages said the police don’t believe the man who received the messages but do believe him (Lacer), and that he (Lacer) would stab the man in his f----- head the next time he sees him. There were other messages that won’t be detailed here due to the language used.

The officers then asked Lacer to meet them at the police department and Lacer complied.

During an interview, Lacer denied sending the messages and claimed his account had been hacked. He allegedly said multiple people had been receiving threatening messages from him but he wasn’t the one sending them. He suggested a woman had hacked his account and was sending the messages.

When Officer Pierce talked to the woman Lacer was accusing, she said she didn’t have any of his account info and had not used his account. She also said Lacer and been threatening her, her uncle and other family members as well and it had been reported to a police department outside Greene County and to the Indiana State Police.

Officer Pierce noted that when he talked to Deputy Jordan Allor at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Allor said he had also taken a report of Lacer sending threatening messages a couple of days earlier. Deputy Allor said when he told Lacer to stop sending threatening messages, Lacer first responded by saying he would stop. Then he claimed his account had been hacked.

So Lacer was arrested, he bonded out, was scheduled to appear in court, but didn’t show up.

In this case, when Lacer is in custody, he will be charged with intimidation where threat is to commit a forcible felony, a Level 6 felony.

In Lacer’s other pending cases, a petition to revoke a suspended sentence has been filed in a case where he was convicted of intimidation with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony. He was sentenced and served time in prison, was released and is now accused of violating the terms of his probation.

In another case, he was charged with harassment by telephone, a Class B misdemeanor. He entered into a negotiated plea agreement and is scheduled to appear at a change of plea hearing in March.

In another case, he was charged with battery against a public safety official, a Level 6 felony, possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. He was arrested, posted bond and was released. On Wednesday, a petition to revoke his bond was filed.

At least one other story with more details about one of these cases has been previously posted on GreeneStreets. To find it, click on the Tag “William Wayne Lacer” below this story.