County Police investigate suspicious person of railroad tracks at US 6 & Beach Rd., arrested on 7 charges

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

On Thursday, September 25, around 1:00 PM, a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department K9 Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious person walking along the railroad tracks near U.S. 6 and Beech Road.

The K-9 Deputy contacted a male subject, later identified as 35-year-old Samuel Lian of Indianapolis, walking on the railroad tracks. The officer asked him to stop trespassing on the railroad property numerous times, and Lian refused to comply with the officer’s requests and commands for approximately 30 minutes.

When officers attempted to approach Lian, he proceeded to resist and battered law enforcement with a deadly weapon.

Utilizing the K-9 patrol vehicle’s remote door opener, K-9 Officer Diesel was deployed to apprehend the suspect. Lian continued to resist arrest while being apprehended by K-9 Officer Diesel, but was ultimately taken into custody safely without further incident. While in police custody, he provided a false statement of identity.

Bremen EMS arrived on scene and transported Samuel Lian to Bremen Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. He was then transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked for battery committed with a deadly weapon as a level 5 felony, resisting law enforcement with a deadly weapon as a level 5 felony, battery against a public safety official as a level 6 felony, resisting law enforcement with two prior convictions as a level 6 felony, false identity statement as a class A misdemeanor, criminal trespass on railroad as a class B misdemeanor, and refusal to identify as a class C misdemeanor. Lian is being held on a $50,000 cash bond.

The Indiana State Police, Bremen Police Department, and Bremen EMS assisted the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department.

Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed, and there is only probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.