A 40-year-old male is in the Manitowoc County Jail where’s he’s being held on one count of First-Degree Intentional Homicide.
Manitowoc Police Deputy Chief Jason Freiboth says that Craig W. Holtz is also being held on a probation hold. Officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Marshall Street about 8:30pm Thursday night for a complaint of a man being stabbed.
Upon arrival they located the victim collapsed outside a residence. Holtz had fled the scene to a north side residence where he showered and changed clothes then dropped off at another north side home and eventually taken into custody without incident. The victim identified as a 32-year-old Manitowoc man was rushed via ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. A police presence remains at the Marshall Street residence.
No Other information including the identity of the deceased is being released at this time as the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with any additional information is asked to call Detective Peter McGinty at 686-6583 or the MPD Shift Commander Line at 686-6551. Agencies assisting on scene were The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office, Manitowoc County Dive Team, Metro Drug, Manitowoc Fire and Rescue, Wisconsin State Patrol, Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Lab and Two Rivers Police.
