Sharlotte Preston arrested on warrant for intimidation of a district judge

A 34-year-old woman from Plymouth was arrested on September 22 on a warrant for intimidation^and.

At approximately 12:00 a.m. Sunday morning, several officers from the Plymouth Police Department and Marshall County Sheriff's Department attempted to execute an arrest warrant for Sharlotte A. Preston of West Jefferson Street in Plymouth.

One of Marshall County's judges was recently threatened. After the investigation was completed and it was determined that Preston was threatening one of the county's judges, a warrant was issued for her arrest.

Preston was tracked down around 2 a.m. by Corporal Schieber of the Plymouth Police Department. He was able to arrest her without incident, transport her to the Marshall County Jail and incarcerate her on a $3,000 bail charge for intimidation.

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