An Indiana man is behind bars after he allegedly killed his girlfriend’s stepfather who the suspect claimed was a child molester.

The investigation began early Sunday when first responders battling a fire at a home in Linton, some 90 miles southwest of Indianapolis, found the body of 64-year-old James “David” Higar in the bathroom, suffering from apparent stab wounds to the neck and shoulder. Authorities also found a dead dog.

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According to a probable cause arrest affidavit from the Indiana State Police, a witness told troopers that a friend of his named Brandon Criss, 39, came to his home earlier in the night “covered in blood.” Criss allegedly show

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