Teenager charged with murder

A 15 year-old Bloomington teenager was charged with murder on Saturday after she stabbed her mother’s boyfriend in the chest.\nWhen officers arrived to 701 E. Miller Dr. they found a white male lying face down, and an adult female with her twin 15 year-old daughters. \nMichael E. Lewis, 38, was transported to Bloomington Hospital where he was later pronounced dead due to injury from stabbing. \nLewis and the mother of the twin girls arrived home and the girls were watching TV. Lewis wanted to watch the news when words were exchanged between them. Lewis allegedly kicked the family dog and left the residence, according to a Bloomington Police Department press release.. \nThe suspect followed him out of the house and pushed him. The male retaliated and struck her in the face. The suspect’s sister then struck the male in the head with her fist as the other female went into the house to retrieve a knife.\nThe suspect’s sister attempted to stop her from approaching Lewis with the knife, when she sustained a laceration and fracture to her right forearm. It is unknown if the fracture was caused from punching Lewis or the knife, BPD Captain Joe Qualters said. \nThe suspect got around her injured sister and stabbed Lewis in the chest. Lewis collapsed outside and the knife was recovered at the scene.\nWhen officers attempted to detain the juvenile for investigation she resisted arrest. The suspect’s sister attempted to intervene with the arrest and struck the officer in the back of the head.\nThe suspect was transported to Johnson County Detention center. A determination will be made by the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office about waiving jurisdiction from juvenile court to adult court, Qualters said. \nThe suspect’s sister was charged with battery for striking the officer in the head and was transported to Knox County Detention Center. \nNo other information is available at this time.