News Release

PLYMOUTH — Two people in Marshall County were arrested after a three-year-old child tested positive for methamphetamine.

The Marshall County Detective Bureau obtained information from the Indiana Department of Child Services about the incident.

On Thursday,​ Aug. 22, the children within the home were ​removed and placed in an alternative care home. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Detective Bureau then started a criminal investigation into the situation.

A search warrant was executed for the residence of Sarah Tibbs ​in the 4000 block of Olive Road in Plymouth on Tuesday,​ Aug. 27. A substance believed to be methamphetamine​ and drug paraphernalia was recovered.

Tibbs,​ 31, was arrested for possession of meth, possession of paraphernalia and child neglect, and booked into the Marshall County Jail. Timothy J. Barnette,​ 55,​ was also arrested and booked in the Marshall County Jail for possession of meth, possession of paraphernalia, child neglect and visiting a common nuisance.

Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Detective Les McFarland stated ​that liberating children from a bad environment ​is always a good outcome.