PLYMOUTH — On the morning of Sept. 16, at 2:20 am, a Plymouth Police officer received a report that a woman had been battered by a group of people at Carriage Green Apartments on Dora Lane.
The victim had injuries consistent with being involved in a physical altercation, which required her to be transported to the hospital by ambulance. Plymouth Police were able to locate the suspects and witnesses who were present during the altercation.
It was reported that the altercation stems from a murder that occurred in August of 2024 in Hamlet (Starke County).
Blake Bradley, 21 of Plymouth, was identified and interviewed. He was then taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail.
Caitlyn Smith, 18 of Knox, was also identified and located at a separate location before being interviewed. Smith was taken into custody as a result of the investigation and was transported to the Marshall County Jail.
Bradley’s preliminary charges include disorderly conduct, domestic battery, obstruction of justice, and intimidation with a deadly weapon. Smith’s preliminary charges include battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, intimidation, and obstruction of justice.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
