PLYMOUTH — On Sept. 26, at 4 a.m., Plymouth Police were dispatched to S. Plum St. in reference to a domestic disturbance.
Upon arrival, Officers located a woman outside wrapped in only a towel. Inside the home was a significant amount of blood throughout the house, along with multiple bloody knives.
The suspect, Celvin Diaz Meraz, 37, of Plymouth, was ultimately located inside the home with a laceration to his hand. Diaz-Meraz was transported to St. Joseph Hospital to be treated for his injuries. It was alleged that Diaz-Meraz had attempted to force sexual relations on the unwilling victim who was located outside the home. A second male who was at the residence stopped the sexual battery. Through the process of the investigation, it was found that Diaz-Meraz was the aggressor in the situation and that he had grabbed the victim around the throat, restricting the airway. He had also confined and battered the victim before the second male showed up to help.
Diaz-Meraz was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was lodged for Sexual Battery- Level 6 Felony, Strangulation- Level 6 Felony, Criminal Confinement- Level 6 Felony, Intimidation- Level 6 Felony, and Battery- Class A Misdemeanor.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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