BREMEN — Marshall County Prosecutor’s office announces charges filed after an investigation for a report of a man and woman being stabbed on Jute Road in Bremen last week.
On Wednesday, Sept. 3, Officers with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call regarding a man saying he had been stabbed. Officers arrived on scene and located the man, who indicated he had been stabbed and had then stabbed a woman. Officers rushed to the home the man referenced and found one deceased woman. It was later learned that the man had not, in fact, been stabbed. The deceased woman was identified as Elizabeth Barrett Hite. After obtaining a search warrant for both the residence and the suspected offender’s vehicle, Officers executed multiple search warrants in the area of Jute Road, recovering a knife, drug paraphernalia, and a white powdery substance, among other items.
The man was arrested and identified as Justin Michael Brown of Bremen. He is currently being held at the Marshall County Jail for Murder with no bond. The initial hearing date has yet to be set in Marshall Superior Court.
Other agencies that assisted the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation were: the Indiana State Police, Bremen Police Department, Bremen EMS, Lapaz EMS, Marshall County Coroner, and Lapaz Fire Department.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Investigations Division.
This appears to be an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the community at large.
Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed. The person charged is presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and is entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
