By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Landon Alexander Lawhead

WARSAW — A Fort Wayne man with an extensive history of violating protective orders and threatening people is facing charges in Kosciusko County.

In the first case, Landon Alexander Lawhead, 26, Fort Wayne, is charged with invasion of privacy, a class A misdemeanor. He is also charged with stalking, a level 5 felony; and four counts of invasion of privacy, all class A misdemeanors, in a second case.

On March 21, a woman filed for a protective order in Kosciusko County against Lawhead. In her petition for the order, the woman presented copies of numerous angry and occasionally incoherent text messages from Lawhead to the woman.

According to court documents, in those messages, Lawhead threatened to file a police report alleging the woman stole money from him. On April 20, the woman’s petition was granted and the order was personally delivered to Lawhead on April 27.

On May 3, the woman made a report to the Warsaw Police Department regarding multiple violations Lawhead committed against her protective order. Lawhead sent the woman multiple emails throughout the day, accusing the woman of planning to harm him and stealing money. He also continually begged the woman to not report what was happening, with his mood switching from accusatory to apologetic.

In a 24-hour time frame, Lawhead violated the protective order against the woman over 50 times through the various emails he sent.

On May 27, the woman filed another report regarding additional violations of the protective order. Lawhead sent the woman three emails, telling the woman he missed her while admitting to being “verbally violent and verbally abusive.”

When a Warsaw officer attempted to call Lawhead to ask about the emails, Lawhead did not respond. Lawhead then proceeded to send the woman 17 additional emails on May 27, all within a one-hour time frame. Throughout the emails, Lawhead asked the woman why she contacted law enforcement and accused her of “passive aggressive violence.” He also begged the woman to not file charges against him and not get the police involved.

Lawhead’s mood switched from being apologetic to accusatory in the emails.

On May 29, the woman reported receiving further contact from Lawhead in which he sent her multiple emails within a two-hour time frame. Throughout the emails, Lawhead accused the woman of stealing money from him and harming him. In total, about 38 emails were sent, with Lawhead’s mood switching, according to court documents, “from anger and name-calling to forgiveness, to accusatory language, with much of the messages being rambling and disturbing.”

Lawhead has an extensive history with violating protective orders and threatening people.

He currently has a pending case in Steuben County, where he is facing three charges of intimidation and four invasion of privacy charges. After being personally served with a protective order in October 2022, the victim in the Steuben County case reported receiving numerous threatening emails from Lawhead, some containing threats to commit harm.

A different woman also filed a protective order against Lawhead in Allen County in October 2021. The woman said Lawhead harassed her every day, using more than 20 fake phone numbers and multiple fake emails and social media accounts to contact her. In one instance, Lawhead went to the woman’s place of employment and took videos of him waiting for her near her vehicle.

Since October 2021, Lawhead has had seven protective orders issued against him, specifically prohibiting Lawhead from contacting the protected individuals, who include, but are not limited to, ex-spouses and family members.

For the local incident, Lawhead was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on June 2. If released on bond, Lawhead has multiple conditions to follow, which include: providing a negative drug screen prior to his release; not possessing any firearms; having no contact with the victim; being GPS monitored through Kosciusko County Community Corrections; and not leaving the state of Indiana without prior written permission from the county courts.