According to a press release from the Starke County Prosecutor, a Knox man has been found guilty of murder.
On May 16th Starke County Prosecutor Leslie A. Baker announced that a jury found Timothy Minix guilty of Murder; a felony, following the filing of a criminal case on December 9th 2024. According to the release, on December 6th of 2024, the Starke County Sheriff’s Department received a request for a welfare check at the home of Landin Minix of North Judson. Officials responded to the scene and immediately reported the smell of natural gas, and a deceased male was located inside of the residence. The deceased was later identified as Landin Minix.
Detectives of the Starke County Sheriff’s Department observed Landin Minix
had a gunshot wound and appeared to have been assaulted. It also appeared that the scene was cleaned up and staged, and the body moved. A representative from NIPSCO, also on scene, confirmed that a gas line had been intentionally cut.
Detectives quickly determined that Timothy Minix, son of the victim, was a suspect in the death.
During an interview with the Starke County Sheriff’s Department, Timothy Minix confessed to shooting his father and lead Detectives to the location of a firearm, a .38 caliber revolver.
It was later determined through autopsy that one of the bullets recovered from the victim was from a .38 caliber revolver; the same one Timothy had lead Detectives to in a rural part of North Judson.
A jury trial commenced on May 14, 2025, and Timothy Minix was found guilty of Murder, a Felony, by a 12-person jury of his peers. Additionally, he admitted guilt of a Firearm Enhancement.
Sentencing is set for June 16, 2025 at 11:00 am in the Starke Circuit Court. The range of penalties for the crime of Murder is Forty-Five (45) to Sixty Five (65) years, with an advisory sentence of Fifty Five (55) years. The Firearm enhancement carries an additional penalty of Five (5) to Twenty (20) years.
