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The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office announced the sentencing of David Allen Rice to an 11 year executed sentence in the Indiana Department of Corrections. This sentence comes as a result of the outstanding investigation conducted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) in conjunction with the Plymouth Police Department, St. Joseph County Police Department, Indiana State Police, and the Elkhart County Police Department.
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Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman issued his final opinion Wednesday, June 5 that the bomb threat communicated to Culver Community Schools on January 9, 2024, has for all intents and purposes been solved, but for a variety of reasons cannot be prosecuted.
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Marshall County Prosecutor E. Nelson Chipman Jr. confirmed the filing of two criminal cases involving the December 13 criminal mischief vandalism of the Christmas decorations and theft of an artificial Christmas tree from River Park Square in Plymouth.
Chaz Sylvester, 20, has been charged with one count of theft of a Christmas tree as a Class A misdemeanor, and one count of criminal mischief as a Class A misdemeanor for damaging and defacing the property of the City of Plymouth that resulted in the loss of at least $750 but less than $50,000 and one count of institutional criminal mischief as a Level 6 Felony.
Also charged with two misdemeanor counts is Rebecca A. Carr, 20, and she faces one count of aiding and inducing or causing theft of a Christmas tree. The second count is a misdemeanor count of operating a motor vehicle without receiving a license.
Both Sylvester and Carr are being summoned into court for an initial hearing scheduled for January 30, 2024.
A third person alleged to have participated is a juvenile under the age of 18. That case is being reviewed by juvenile authorities.
Suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
A Grand Jury convened last week in Marshall County and returned an indictment in four counts against 29-year-old Inderjit Singh Sidhu in an accident that occurred August 24, 2021 on U.S. 30 just west of the railroad crossing between Pioneer Drive and Oak Drive in Plymouth.
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Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman will not be filing criminal charges against Stan Klotz pertaining to a campaign finance report violation as cited by the Marshall County Election Board.
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Marshall County Buildings and Grounds Director Doug Masterson brought forward plans to the commissioners last week for the proposed construction of a storage building for the Prosecutor’s Office.
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An Indiana State Police investigation into a police action shooting that resulted in the shooting death of Dylan Bush in Culver on Sunday, November 28, 2021 will not involve any criminal charges to the officer.
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On Friday morning, Kenneth Lain was sentenced to two years and six months in the Indiana Department of Corrections for Neglect of a Dependent, a Level 6 felony.
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Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman and local enforcement officers urge parents to check the sex offender registry before taking children out for trick-or-treating this weekend so they know which homes to avoid.
Continue readingMarshall County police officers will have a better resource soon to assist with identifying the location of stolen vehicles.
Continue readingMercedes Lain’s parents made their initial court appearance Friday. They’re charged with the Level 6 felony of neglect of a dependent after the 11-month-old’s body was found in a wooded area in Starke County Wednesday night.
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Plymouth Police Chief David Bacon commented Thursday morning how important it was that many law enforcement agencies were able to come together to investigate the disappearance of 11-month-old Mercedes Lain.
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The investigation into the disappearance of 11-month-old Mercedes Lain ended late Wednesday night. Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman announced Thursday morning that she was found deceased in a dense wooded area near the intersection of 1025 E. 50 N. in Starke County.
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The Plymouth Police Department and 11-month-old Mercedes Lain’s family are asking the public for help in finding her.
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The recent sale of 415 Lakeshore Drive could help jumpstart an unsafe building fund for the Town of Culver. The town had to tear down what was left of the former City Tavern building after a fire in October of 2019. The proceeds from last month’s sheriff’s sale will reimburse the town’s demolition costs and other charges.
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The Marshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board considered a request by Sheriff Matt Hassel last week to increase the Community Corrections grant request to the state for the 2022 budget to include funding for the Jail Treatment Program Director.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board members were updated on the operations of the organization in a meeting Thursday afternoon.
Continue readingA formal request was filed by Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman and granted by Marshall County Superior Court 1 Judge Robert O. Bowen to convene a Grand Jury to review evidence and circumstances in three separate events.
Continue readingWork done by the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office and Marshall County Community Corrections is working to resolve many low-risk, non-violent felony cases, but it is also working to reduce the overall Marshall County jail population.
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A competency hearing was held Wednesday morning in Marshall County Superior Court No. 1 where medical reports from two appointed psychiatrists were submitted to Judge Robert O. Bowen in the case of murder suspect Duane Longacre.
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