Sheriff Hassel releases September 2024 Jail & Sheriff's Dept. report

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 1:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

Operating without a driver’s license was the number one reason inmates were booked into the Marshall County Jail in September. There were 37 arrests.

Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel released the top ten offenses for intake last month. Operating while intoxicated was number two on the list with 32, and failure to appear was number three with 30 arrests. Possession of Marijuana was fourth with 20 arrests, and driving while suspended was 5^th with 10 cases. Rounding out the top ten was possession of methamphetamine with 10 arrests, possession of cocaine or narcotics was ninth with 9 arrests, illegal consumption was eighth with 9 arrests, possession of paraphernalia was ninth with 9 arrests, and public intoxication was 10^th with 9 arrests.

The September Jail Report showed a total of 192 bookings, with Argos Police making 6, Bourbon Police having 4, Bremen officers making 5 arrests, Culver Police making 6 arrests, and the Department of Natural Resources officers making 3 arrests. ISP Troopers booked 5 people into the Marshall County Jail in September while Community Corrections made 2, Plymouth officers had 63 arrests, and county officers made 98 arrests.

The average daily population in the county jail in September was 131. Six months earlier, in March, the average daily population was 142; one year prior, in September 2023, the average daily population was 157.

The Marshall County Jail population report on October 10^th, 2024, showed 139 inmates, 3 serving time for misdemeanor charges, 33 serving time for felony charges, and 1 serving time for civil charges. 85 inmates were being held as pre-trail, 14 were awaiting arraignment, and 3 were being held for other agencies. 111 inmates were males, and 27 were females.

Officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department investigated 63 accidents in September. 56 involved property damage, 6 involved personal injuries, and 1 involved a fatality.

County officers had 100 case reports, issued 142 citations or warnings, and conducted 24 security checks. There are 1309 active warrants to be served.

The Central Dispatch Center answered 4,358 calls, 1.357 of which were 911 calls, and 99.41% of those calls were answered in 10 seconds or less. There were also 1,332 calls for the Sheriff’s Department.