PLYMOUTH, IN — Four people were arrested Friday afternoon after Plymouth police responded to a reported physical fight at Centennial Park. Officers were called to the scene around 3:30 p.m. on July 1 and found multiple people involved in the altercation. Police separated those at the park and spoke with witnesses before making arrests.
Arrests and charges
Police said the four people taken into custody were booked into the Marshall County Jail on charges of battery with bodily injury. Those arrested were John Ronald Lara Jr., 26, and Shane D. Etenoir, 18, both of Walkerton, along with Alysia Jade Miller, 26, and Dawson David Santos, 25, both of Plymouth. The arrests followed the officers’ on-scene investigation and interviews with people who were present.
What police reported
According to the report, officers first had to separate the people involved before sorting out what happened. The fight was described as a physical altercation involving multiple parties, not a one-on-one dispute. Police did not release additional details about what led to the confrontation or whether anyone was injured beyond the battery charge filed in the case.
Jail bookings explained
All four were booked into jail after the incident. In Indiana, a booking records the arrest and intake process after a person is taken into custody. The charges in this case are criminal allegations, not findings of guilt, and the people arrested are presumed innocent unless and until a court reaches a different conclusion.
Case remains pending
The source did not provide a court date or any indication of further proceedings. As with any criminal case, prosecutors must prove the allegations in court, and the defendants have the right to counsel and to a jury trial. For now, the matter remains at the charge stage after Friday’s arrest at the park.
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