The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department arrested an Evansville man following a violent domestic disturbance on the evening of May 2, 2026, at a residence in the 1500 block of W. Missouri Avenue. Christopher Andrew is accused of assaulting multiple victims, including an 11-year-old child, and biting a VCSO deputy during apprehension.
EPD responded to a domestic violence call in progress after an 11-year-old juvenile reported that Andrew had physically assaulted her and another male at the residence. A VCSO deputy was the first to locate Andrew, who had fled the scene on foot and was found in a nearby alley.
During the arrest, Andrew violently resisted by repeatedly striking the deputy, biting him on the forearm and sustaining the bite for several seconds, Andrew ripped the deputy’s portable radio away and then threw it back at him. Both the deputy and an arriving EPD officer were able to subdue Andrew and take him into custody. The deputy sustained multiple scratches and a deep bite wound.
At the original call location, officers found that Andrew had struck the 11-year-old juvenile in the face, assaulted an adult male causing a bloody nose, and committed these acts in the presence of two additional juvenile witnesses. Prior to the deputy’s arrival, Andrew had also attacked the juvenile’s father in the alley, striking him from behind without warning and causing him to briefly lose consciousness. The father was evaluated on scene by ambulance personnel.
Christopher Andrew was medically cleared at Deaconess Midtown Hospital and then transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail by the Evansville Police Department.
“Our deputy is going to be OK and I am grateful the other victims of these senseless attacks are as well. I want to express my sincere appreciation to the Evansville Police Department for their rapid response and professionalism. This Office will stand fully behind Prosecutor Diana Moers as justice is pursued in this case.”
ARRESTED:
Christopher Patrick Andrew (pictured above), 43, of Evansville, IN, Battery Against a Public Safety Official as a Level 5 Felony, Resisting Law Enforcement Causing Bodily Injury as a Level 5 Felony, Battery, Adult Against a Child Less Than 14 as a Level 6 Felony, Domestic Battery in the Presence of a Child Less Than 16 as a Level 6 Felony, Battery Causing Serious Bodily Injury as a Level 5 Felony.
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