A Plymouth man known to be a popular methamphetamine cook and for getting more and more people addicted to the drug over the past several years will be spending a lot of time behind bars after pleading guilty to several serious charges in a plea agreement with the State.
Marshall County Superior Court Judge Robert O. Bowen sentenced Otis Young to a total of 28 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections in a hearing Thursday afternoon.
Police dogs foiled a Plymouth fugitive’s Friday attempt to evade police. Otis Young was wanted for failure to appear on a meth charge as well as on a strangulation charge, according to our news partners at WNDU-TV. Police learned Young was staying at a home in the 11000 block of 19B Road. When they arrived, two men were reportedly fleeing, so officers turned the K9s loose on them. Young climbed a tree in an attempt to escape and ultimately surrendered. Officers found the second man, identified as Danny Clark, hiding in the weeds. An active meth lab was reportedly discovered near the house where the men were staying.
Officers from the Plymouth Police Department arrived at 1509 Harrison St. to serve an arrest warrant for felon Otis Young. Tara Lee, who lives at the residence and saw police arrive, ran into the home and allegedly warned Young of the presence of police.
A tip from the Marshall County Drug Task Force led to a traffic stop in the county that turned up methamphetamine and marijuana inside a vehicle.
On Tuesday, an officer with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after the officer witnessed the driver commit a traffic violation. The driver, identified as Otis Young, was accompanied by a female passenger.
