July 2024 M.C. Jail & Sheriff's Dept. Report

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 1:05 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel recently released the July Jail and Sheriff’s Department report.

The Top Ten Offenses for being booked into the jail in July were:

1. Failure to Appear (27)

2. Operating While Intoxicated (26)

3. Possession of Marijuana (18)

4. Operator Never Licensed (17)

5. Driving While Suspended (12)

6. Domestic Battery (9)

7. Resisting Law Enforcement (9)

8. Theft (9)

9. Possession of Cocaine/Narcotic (7)

10. Possession of Methamphetamine (7)

There was a total of 154 individuals booked into the county jail in July with Argos Police making 3 of those arrests, Bourbon Police had 2 arrests, Bremen Police arrested 10 people, and Culver Police made 5 arrests. The Department of Natural Resources had 2 arrests, Community Corrections put 3 individuals back in jail, ISP Troopers arrested 13, Plymouth Police made 44 arrests, and deputies with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department arrested 72 people in July.

The average daily population in the Marshall County Jail in July was 135. Six months ago, in January the average daily population in the jail was 148, and one year ago it was 162.

Population count day was August 1^st and there were 134 individuals in the jail, 105 males and 29 females. Of the 134 in the jail, 5 were inmates serving time with misdemeanor charges, 41 inmates serving time with felony charges, 77 being held as pre-trial inmates, 10 awaiting arraignment, and 1 being held for another agency.

Officers with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department investigated 79 accidents in July, 67 were property damage, 11 were personal injury and there was 1 fatality. County officers filed 88 case reports, issued 91 citations or warnings, and conducted 13 security checks.

There are a total of 1,318 active warrants.

The Marshall County Central Dispatch Center answered a total of 4,487 calls, 1,406 were 911 calls, and 99.86% of those calls were answered in 10 seconds or less. There were also 1,152 service calls for the Sheriff’s Department.