A woman who was stabbed nine times by her boyfriend told police he turned and stabbed her in the neck without warning then continued to stab her as she fled the house. Police later found him in the street talking about aliens, voices and people tied up in the basement.

Derrick Harper. Mug shot from previous arrest on November 4. Will post an updated mug shot after one is taken and available from GCSD.

Derrick Christopher Harper, 33, Linton, was booked in to the Greene County Jail at 12:53 a.m. today, Thursday, November 29, by Det. Paul Clark of the Linton Police Department but Harper was taken into custody earlier in the night, on Wednesday, November 28.

LPD Sgt. Logan Hobbs, who’s assumed the lead in the investigation, assisted by Det. Clark and other LPD officers, was dispatched along with LPD Officer Joe Riley at 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, to a residence on F Street NE in Linton after a 911 caller reported a stabbing.

The caller was the neighbor of Lisa Ogden, the stabbing victim also known as Lisa Cross. The neighbor told police Ogden had run around the front of her house to the back door shouting, “He’s chasing me.” The officers said there was blood on the back porch near the back door where Ogden entered the neighbor’s house.

The officers found Ogden in the neighbor’s bathroom bleeding from several wounds and they began administering first aid. She told them her boyfriend, who lived with her in her home also on F Street NE, had stabbed her in her house.

When Sgt. Hobbs was able to interview Ogden the next day, when she was still in an Indianapolis hospital, she told him before the stabbing occurred, she and Harper had just returned home because Harper wanted to feed the dog and put plastic on the windows because there was no heat in the house.

She said he appeared to be calm and they were not having any argument or altercation. She went into the bedroom and he went to get a flashlight. When he came back, he closed the bedroom door, turned towards her and stabbed her in the neck without warning.

Sgt. Hobbs said she told him he continued stabbing her, she pushed past him to get out of the bedroom and he continued to stab her as she fled the house. She then ran to the neighbor’s house.

Sgt. Hobbs reported Ogden was stabbed nine times, once in her right cheek, twice in the neck and six times in the back, and she was bleeding profusely when the officers got to her.

Hobbs reported Ogden appeared to lose consciousness as they were waiting on an ambulance from the Greene County Ambulance Service to take her to the hospital. Once she arrived in the emergency room at Greene County General Hospital, Hobbs said she had to be transported to Indianapolis via helicopter due to the severity of her wounds.

The day after this incident, LPD Chief Troy Jerrell said Ogden was believed to be in a stable non-life-threatening condition.

After the incident, Harper was found walking west on F Street NE near 2nd Street NE.

Sgt. Hobbs said as he was being taken into custody, he told the officers they should check the basement of Ogden’s house because his father and sister were tied up in the basement.

With lives possibly in danger, Officer Riley went in to the house and conducted a sweep but he didn’t find anyone in the basement. Instead, he saw blood in the bedroom, blood in the front room and a trail of blood leading out the front door.

Harper was first taken to the Linton Police Department. He had blood on his hands and Det. Clark collected samples. Harper waived his rights and again told Det. Clark and Sgt. Hobbs about the two people tied up in the basement, that the officers had already determined were not there.

Sgt. Hobbs prepared a request for a search warrant for the house and it was in the hands of Judge Martin and approved at 10:24 p.m. When they went in, in addition to blood evidence, they found a syringe on a table in the bedroom.

Sgt. Hobbs also requested a second search warrant for a blood draw to be taken from Harper due to Harper’s eccentric behavior that Hobbs said was consistent with being intoxicated on controlled substances. Hobbs said Harper was found in a public street and he was talking about aliens putting him in danger, and about voices in his head. He was also extremely paranoid and said everyone made him fear for his life. In addition, Harper had stabbed himself in the arm. The request was in the hands of Judge Martin and approved by 11:29 p.m.

Harper was transported to the hospital. After the blood draw was successfully obtained and Harper given a medical clearance, Officer Riley, Det. Clark and Sgt. Hobbs moved Harper to Riley’s patrol vehicle for the trip to the Greene County Jail, but Harper resisted by pushing his body away from the vehicle and back into Officer Riley. When Riley told Harper to stop it and get in the vehicle, Harper said he was trying, then put his feet on the door jamb and stood up as if he was going to climb on top of the vehicle. He was pulled down and restrained inside the vehicle.

During a search at the sheriff’s department, Jail Officer Steve Dobson located a small clear plastic bag containing a white crystal substance in Harper’s possession. It field-tested positive as methamphetamine.

Late in the day on Thursday, November 29, Greene County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Keven McIntosh filed a criminal case against Harper in Greene Superior Court.

He’s being charged with:

Attempted murder, a Level 1 felony,
Aggravated battery – assault posed a substantial risk of death, a Level 3 felony,
Possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony,
Resisting law enforcement – knowingly or intentionally forcibly resisted, a Class A misdemeanor, and
Public intoxication – endangered his life, a Class B misdemeanor.

When Judge Martin approved the charges after hours on Thursday, she confirmed that Harper is currently being held without bond in this case.

Next step, Harper will be scheduled to appear in court for a routine initial hearing when a public defender will likely be appointed to represent him.

Several previous stories involving Harper have been posted on GreeneStreets. Click tag labeled “Derrick Harper” below this story to find.