Plymouth Police Officers were dispatched to 1007 Ed Cook Boulevard for a report of domestic battery Thursday afternoon about 12:30.
Officers arrived at that location and discovered that a female was battered by her ex-boyfriend 25-year-old Cody Welch. Present during the domestic battery was a child.
Welch, who’s booking address is listed as 1007 Ed Cook Boulevard was later arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child and strangulation. He was transported to the Marshall County Jail and held on a $1,500 cash bond. He was given an initial hearing in Marshall Superior Court III on January 18th.
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