Franklin stabbing, man pleads not guilty to attempted homicide

FRANKLIN, Wis. - A Franklin man accused of attempted homicide in a 2023 stabbing pleaded not guilty Tuesday, Jan. 30 and was bound over for trial.

Christian Correa, 21, is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, physical abuse of a child, and strangulation and suffocation.

Correa was arrested in Atlanta last year after weeks on the run. He remains jailed on $1 million cash bond.

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The stabbing happened Oct. 27, 2023 near 31st and Skamra. A criminal complaint states Correa stabbed a victim during an argument. A witness told investigators they saw Correa walking away with a knife as the victim screamed. 

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. While in the hospital, the complaint states the victim told investigators Correa choked her before the stabbing and she "thought she was dying." Correa punched and stabbed the victim in the face "30-40 times," per the complaint. She suffered multiple stab wounds to the head, shoulder and hands as well as a skull fracture and more.

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Police said the stabbing was an isolated incident; Correa and the victim knew each other.

Correa was released from Waupun Correctional Institution on Oct. 7, 2023. The complaint states a review of phone records from the prison showed he made a call and said he'd shot people and "never gets caught," and that "the first day he gets out" he would rob someone. Police said he has a history of resisting arrest and has made statements that he will "shoot the police." In addition, he has known mental health issues.