On Thursday, August 3, at approximately 4:00 PM a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Deputy was requested to respond to a residence in the 17,000 block of Birch Road in reference to an original report of an animal complaint. The call later turned into a public disturbance of a male subject yelling obscenities in the roadway.
County deputies arrived at 17,277 Birch Road and made contact with a male subject identified as 36-year-old James Dawson II of Bourbon. James was found to be intoxicated by alcohol.
During the deputy’s investigation, James communicated a threat to officers to commit a forcible felony with a deadly weapon. He resisted officers before being taken into custody.
James Dawson II was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked for Intimidation as a Level 5 Felony, Resisting Law Enforcement as a Class A Misdemeanor, Public Intoxication as a Class B Misdemeanor, and Disorderly Conduct as a Class B Misdemeanor. He was held on a $1,500 cash bond.
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by Indiana State Police.
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