Officer Finn with the Plymouth Police Department was dispatched to the Economy Inn on Thursday, July 29th just after 6 p.m. for a domestic battery that had just occurred. 

After conducting an investigation, 35-year-old Kirk Barnett of Plymouth was arrested for Domestic Battery in the Presence of Minors.

Barnett was transported to the Marshall County Jail and held on a $1,500 cash bond.

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