Marshall County Coroner Determines Official Cause of Death for Joseph F. Dillard of Plymouth

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

The official cause of death for 50-year-old Joseph F. Dillard has been ruled as an overdose caused by a combination of drugs, according to Marshall County Coroner John Grolich.

Dillard was found deceased, along with his unresponsive wife Melissa Dillard, at their Plymouth home on West La Porte Street on Saturday, January 27th.

The coroner explained that toxicology tests were conducted the night that Joseph Dillard came in and were then sent to a lab in Pennsylvania for results. He said the results were received earlier this week and showed that a number of drugs were in Dillard’s system. Continue reading →

Marshall County Coroner Releases Name of Deceased Man Found Saturday Evening

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

The Marshall County Coroner has released the name of the man who was found deceased in a Plymouth home on Saturday, January 27th.

As previously reported, Plymouth Police, Paramedics and Firefighters were dispatched to a house on West LaPorte Street, Saturday evening. An unresponsive male subject, later identified as 50-year-old Joseph F. Dillard, was found in an upstairs bedroom. According to the news release, he was not breathing and had no pulse. Continue reading →