A Plymouth man was arrested on Wednesday after police found that he was neglecting a disabled female for which he was reportedly supposed to be caring.
Plymouth Police Department officials received a phone call that a disabled woman was being neglected by her caregiver, Darrel Scheuer. Officers from the Plymouth Police Department and Adult Protective Services went to Scheuer’s residence on March 21st, picked him up and they took him to the woman’s house in the 300 block of North Street in Plymouth. Scheuer was permitted entry to check on the woman and she was found lying on the floor. She told officials that she needed immediate medical treatment and she had been on the floor for approximately 30 days. She was transported by ambulance to the hospital.
An arrest warrant was issued for 61-year-old Darrel Scheuer and he was arrested on Wednesday, March 28th on a charge of Neglect of a Dependent, a Class C Felony. At the time of his arrest, he resisted police officers so he faces an additional charge of Resisting Law Enforcement. He was booked into the Marshall County Jail with a cash bond of $6,500.
