Non-paying tenant, rent includes utilities

[John Sanderson]

To start off, I'd like to say I'm going to continue paying utilities even during the eviction process. That being said, here's my question:

I have a tenant that I'm currently in the process of evicting. Their rent includes all utilities, including electric, water, sewer... Only the electric is metered separately for their unit, so, if I were to stop paying their electric bill since I haven't received any rent from them, would this be detrimental to the eviction process? My reasoning being that utilities are included in the rent, so for all intents and purposes they are not paying for electric service. 

If this falls into the realm of legal advice, I apologize, however, I'm only looking to get some insight as to what others may think about this subject.

Thanks!