Fiery Standoff Comes to Peaceful Close in Marshall County

A tense four-hour standoff in Marshall County came to a peaceful conclusion as a man threatened self-immolation in the driveway of his home.

Around 1 p.m. on Thursday, Marshall County police, fire department, and EMS were dispatched to a home on 11B Road just outside of Plymouth, where a man had soaked himself in gasoline before barricading himself in his driveway. He used old lawn mowers and mopeds to form a blockade around himself as he clutched a large lighter, threatening to burn himself alive.

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Three-Vehicle Accident Ends in Arrest of Plymouth Woman

Caitlin Masterson

A Plymouth woman was arrested after a three-vehicle accident in Marshall County Saturday afternoon.

Marshall County Sheriff’s officers responded to the scene in downtown Lapaz and found that Caitlin Masterson, 27, was traveling southbound on U.S. 31 and was going to turn left when she pulled into the path of a vehicle driven by 53-year-old Ibro Pucar of South Bend. His car then hit another vehicle exiting the parking lot. He received minor injuries in the accident.

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Motorcycle Accident Critically Injures Argos Woman

An Argos woman was critically injured after being involved in a motorcycle accident in Marshall County Friday morning.

A witness to the accident, Deborah Harley of Walkerton, told Marshall County Police officers that she was traveling north on U.S. 31 while behind Lynne E. Brown of Argos, who was driving a motorcycle in the passing lane approaching 14 C Road. Harley said she saw a deer running from the west and started slowing down to avoid the deer. According to Harley, Brown did not slow and ran into the deer as it was crossing the highway.

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Motorcycle Accident in Marshall County Results in Minor Injuries

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department investigated a motorcycle accident at Peach Road and 19th Road on Sunday.

The driver of the motorcycle, 44-year-old Terrance A. Robins of Plymouth, was traveling on Peach Road when a deer entered his path and he was unable to avoid the collision. During the course of the investigation, police learned Robbins did not have insurance on the motorcycle or a motorcycle endorsement.

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Man Arrested After Police Find Mobile Meth Lab In Vehicle

A Marshall County man was arrested after police found a meth lab in his car.

Marshall County police received a call that a man was asleep in his car in the parking lot at Lincoln Highway and Queen Road. Officers made contact with the driver, Mark Selner. Police reportedly searched Selner and found that he was in possession of a controlled substance. Upon further investigation, Selner also had an illegal drug lab in the car along with several stolen items.

Marshall County police took Selner into custody and he was booked into the Marshall County Jail on several drug related charges and he is facing Theft charges for the stolen property.

Plymouth Man Arrested For Wrecking a Stolen Vehicle

An 18-year-old Plymouth man was arrested after he reportedly got into an accident while driving a stolen vehicle.

Early Saturday morning, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a phone call of a rollover accident on State Road 10 near Beech Road. The caller also reported that the driver was walking from the scene. Deputies found Steven L. Cogswell walking in the roadway and he was found to be intoxicated. Cogswell denied driving the vehicle.

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Two Arrested in Marshall County for Separate Battery Incidents

Marshall County Police arrested two for battery in two separate incidents early Sunday morning.

Deputies were called to the Inwood Mobile Home Park where they discovered James R. Mulcare, 33, of Inwood had battered a woman at the residence. Mulcare was taken into custody and booked into the Marshall County Jail on a preliminary charge of Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury.

Later that morning, Plymouth police and Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Club Omega on a call of battery. After an investigation, police learned that Joseph T. Rodriguez of Plymouth allegedly hit another man at the club. He had left the area and was later found at the Mayflower Tavern. He was arrested on a preliminary charge of Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury.

Marshall County Police Make Two Drug Arrests

Arthur Lawrence of Plymouth was arrested Thursday, Oct. 4 after Marshall County deputies responded to his residence with an active arrest warrant for Dealing/Delivering/Manufacturing Methamphetamine. A search warrant was also executed where officers found more narcotics, several “one pot” meth labs, meth, and meth paraphernalia

The Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team was called to the home in the 1700 block of Ritter Street in Plymouth and took possession of all of the hazardous materials.

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Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Goes to the Dogs

K9 Arras joins the Marshall County Sheriff's Department

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has a new K9.

Arras is a three-year-old Belgian Malinois who was purchased and trained through the Von Liche Kennels in Denver, Ind. Arras is trained as a narcotics detector dog and he is a certified patrol K9 through the North American Working Dog Association. He will be working with patrolman Brandon Cooper and will be available to both the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and local police departments.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has not had a K9 program in four years. The reinstatement of the program was made possible through a donation from the Lake Maxinkuckee Association.

Delaware Fugitive Found in Marshall County

A wanted fugitive out of the state of Delaware was found in Marshall County.

On Saturday, authorities from Sussex County in Delaware notified the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department that one of their inmates had escaped work release and was possibly headed to an address in Marshall County.

After an investigation, Marshall County detectives, deputies and dispatchers were able to locate Michael Derogitas in the 11000 block of Muckshaw Road and took him into custody. He is being held in the Marshall County Jail awaiting extradition back to Delaware.

Two Arrested For Credit Card Theft, Fraud in Lapaz

Two Lapaz residents were recently arrested on fraud charges after using a credit card that belonged to another Lapaz resident.

The victim told police that some unknown people entered her vehicle and stole her purse. The suspects had used the credit cards in the wallet to make purchases at several local establishments. Surveillance footage was obtained by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Nicole Martin and Justin Haining were identified as using the stolen credit cards.

They were located and arrested on preliminary charges of Theft, Fraud and Forgery.

Tippecanoe Man Arrested For DUI In Marshall County

A Tippecanoe man was injured in a single vehicle accident in the early morning hours on Saturday.

Andrew N. Meloy, 22, was driving westbound on State Road 10 east of State Road 331 in Marshall County when a small animal ran in front of the vehicle. Meloy told Marshall County police that he swerved right, then back left, lost control and ran off the road. He was injured but refused medical attention.

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Marshall County Sheriff’s Department To Join Nationwide Impaired Driving Crackdown

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has announced they will be stepping up efforts in cracking down on impaired drivers in their area, alongside law enforcement throughout the nation for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign Aug. 17 to Sept. 3.

The nationwide effort will include high-visibility enforcement, high-profile events, and will be supported by national paid advertising to create a comprehensive campaign to curb alcohol impaired driving in August and through the Labor Day holiday weekend. Police will be aggressively looking for impaired drivers during the campaign and will arrest anyone caught driving impaired.

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Argos Man Killed In Fatal Moped Accident

A 46-year-old Argos man was killed this weekend in a fatal moped accident.

Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger says Jack R. Moriarty was fatally injured Saturday evening when his moped left the roadway and struck a farm fence post. Moriarty was not wearing a helmet and was killed instantly when his moped struck the post at 7:36 p.m., ejecting him from the bike.

Cleavenger attributed the cause of death to blunt force trauma. The family was notified shortly after the accident.

The accident remains under investigation by the Argos Police Department and Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, and toxicology reports are pending. Argos Fire and EMS Departments also assisted at the scene.

Two Accidents Under Investigation By Marshall County Sheriff’s Dept.

Two serious accidents were investigated by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Saturday.

At 6 a.m., the Sheriff’s Department received information about a single vehicle crash on the Plymouth-LaPorte Trail east of W. County Line Road. The vehicle driven by 21-year-old Andrew M. Hillman was traveling northbound and entered a curve and just barely went off the road. Hillman then over-corrected, went into a skid, left the roadway and struck a tree. Hillman sustained injuries in the accident and was transported to Memorial Hospital in South Bend for treatment. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this accident.

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Plymouth Man Escapes Serious Injury In Marshall County

A Plymouth man escaped serious injury after crashing into a utility pole late Sunday night.

An officer with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle crash on Upas Road in the s-curve, north of 11A Road. The driver, Randy G. Green, 56 of Plymouth, reportedly diverted his attention from the roadway and ran off the road in the west curve. The vehicle struck a fence and a guide wire for an electric pole. The electric pole then fell on top of Green’s vehicle.

A crew from Kankakee Valley REMC was called to the scene to help get the pole off the vehicle and to repair the lines. Green didn’t sustain any serious injury and the scene was cleared by police.

Tennessean Arrested For Illegal Possession of Handgun

A Tennessee man was arrested Wednesday in Marshall County after a traffic stop for an initial cause of an equipment violation.

A deputy with the sheriff’s department conducted the traffic stop on U.S. 30 East near Elm Road. The officer found that 51-year-old Wendell A. Cordell, Jr. of McDonald, Tenn., was driving on a suspended license and that he was in possession of a .45 caliber handgun, a small amount of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

He was arrested at the scene on preliminary charges of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of a Handgun without a License. Formal charges are pending through the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office.