PLYMOUTH — On the morning of Dec. 29, at 3 a.m., Plymouth Police were advised that an adult male
was going to meet with a juvenile after having sexually drawn conversations over social media.
Plymouth Police led the investigation, which identified 57-year-old John Machlan of Plymouth as the suspect.
Machlan drove at 3:30 a.m. to meet with a juvenile he thought to be 13 years old. As a result of the officer’s investigation, Machlan was taken into custody for level 4 felony- child solicitation and lodged at the Marshall County Jail.
A probable cause affidavit was submitted before Marshall Superior Court 3, where the judge signed the probable cause order and assigned bond.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
