An “extremely dangerous and violent criminal” walked away from a halfway house in Santa Ana, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office stated in a warning to the public on March 21.

Ike Souzer, 20, fatally stabbed his mother when he was 13 years old. His criminal history also included attacking three correctional officers and manufacturing and possessing a shank while being housed at the Orange County Jail, according to the statement.

His October conviction for making the shank resulted in a sentence that was structured so that he would be free in a few months.

But in January he was arrested for painting a picture on a freeway underpass.

Souzer pleaded guilty to one count of felony vandalism and was sentenced to three months in county jail and a probation period of two years. He was then released from custody on March 20.

The District Attorney’s Office said Souzer checked into Project Kinship, a nonprofit that helps convicted criminals re-enter society after being released from custody, but he left without telling his probation officer and never went back.

Prosecutors had strongly objected to Souzer’s three-month sentence, given his criminal history, and they warned the public that he posed a significant threat.

This is not the first warning the D.A.’s office has issued about Souzer. A warning was published in April 2022 after Souzer  managed to free himself of his electronic monitoring device at Project Kinship, then escaped.

Souzer was located by the Orange County District Attorney’s Task Force on Easter at a homeless encampment in Anaheim, where he was arrested.

Authorities warned that Souzer should be considered extremely dangerous and violent and not to approach him but call 911 instead.

City News Service contributed to this report.