For Immediate Release

Date: May 31, 2024

Location: 2100 Chartwell Drive

Time: 0142 hours

Suspect Arrested #1: Chaw Su, female 33 years of age

Preliminary Charges: Count I: Domestic Battery by bodily waste to a victim less than 14 years old, a Level 5 Felony

Suspect Arrested #2: Tin Hla, male 37 years of age

Preliminary Charges: Count I: Domestic Battery to a minor less than 14 years old, a Level 5 Felony

Details/Summary:

The FWPD received a complaint from a family member that Tin Hla and Chaw Su were abusing a minor child. Detective RJ Sutphin, an investigator assigned to the Crimes Against Persons Section (CAPS), led the investigation. The child participated in a Forensic Interview at the Dr. Bill Lewis Center For Children and disclosed being physically abused by both defendants. Detective Sutphin submitted his case to the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office. Charges were filed for both defendants and arrest warrants were issued. Both defendants were arrested on May 28, 2024 by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department-Warrants Division. Detective Sutphin was also assisted by the Indiana Department of Child Services-Allen County.