Two Plymouth Drug Busts Lead to Multiple Arrests

Seven people were arrested in a pair of drug busts in Plymouth this week. On Wednesday, the Marshall County Drug Task Force Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team, Indiana State Police, Plymouth Police, and Marshall County Police executed a search warrant at 118 South Center Street. Officers say they found suspected marijuana, cocaine, a handgun, and evidence of dealing.

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Medaryville Man Receives 40-Year Sentence on Drug, Habitual Offender Sentencing Enhancement Charges

James Miller

A Medaryville man will spend the next 40 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections after receiving his sentence in Marshall County Superior Court 1 Wednesday, April 21.  James Miller, 55, was found guilty in a two-day trial in March on charges of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, and possession of methamphetamine.

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Plymouth Mom Sentenced to 30 Years after Infant Dies from Meth-Tainted Breast Milk

A Plymouth mom who admitted to using meth before breastfeeding her two-month-old baby, resulting in the child’s death, has been sentenced to 30 years. On December 19, Ashlee Rans, 36, called 911 saying that she fell asleep and rolled over the infant, who was now cold and not breathing, according to the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office. But an autopsy determined the cause of death to be acute methamphetamine intoxication.

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