‘Dangerous’ felon at large after walking away from halfway house in Orange County
Authorities are searching for a dangerous convicted felon after he walked away from a halfway house in Orange County.
The man was identified as Ike Souzer, 20, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Authorities said Souzer is considered “extremely dangerous and violent” and should not be approached.
Souzer was released from custody on March 20 after pleading guilty to felony vandalism. He was sentenced to 90 days in county jail and placed on probation for two years afterward.
He checked into the halfway house that day, called Project Kinship in Santa Ana, but left the premises and never returned. He did not notify his probation officer of where he may have been headed.
Souzer’s criminal history involves stabbing his mother to death when he was 13 years old, attacking three correctional officers, and manufacturing a shank while being housed at the Orange County Jail, said the DA’s office.
He had previously walked away from Project Kinship in April 2022, after being released on electronic monitoring from jail.
After a countywide manhunt during that incident, he was eventually located and arrested at a homeless encampment in Anaheim.
Souzer remains at large and is considered a “significant public safety threat.” Anyone who spots him is asked to avoid approaching him and to call 911 immediately.
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