Marlyn Stone

Name of Accused:
Stone, Marlyn Lee

Date of Arrest:
10/16/2024


Charges For Arrest:
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN-CAUSES EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL PAIN – 1ST DEGREE
Officer’s Narrative:
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On the given date and time, I received a call to the complainant’s ([WITNESS ]) residence in reference to a domestic dispute with violence. The dispatcher advised that the offender (Marlyn Stone) had jumped on his [REDACTED BY AGENCY] and tried to choke him out.
When I arrived on scene, Sgt. Bennett was just ahead of me and he stopped in the roadway and picked up Marlyn who had walked off from the residence and transported him back to the residence. I asked [WITNESS ] what happened and she stated that [REDACTED BY AGENCY] had skipped school today and they were having an issue about that. She stated that Marlyn finally jumped onto [REDACTED BY AGENCY] and they had a shoving match.
[REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated that Marlyn grabbed him around the neck and tried to choke him out. He did not have any marks around his neck, but he did have a mark on his back and his right knee. [WITNESS ] was a witness and she stated that she did see Marlyn with his arm around [REDACTED BY AGENCY] neck and it appeared as though he was trying to choke [REDACTED BY AGENCY] out. I spoke with Marlyn and he stated that they did get into a shoving match and he did put his arm around [REDACTED BY AGENCY] neck. He further stated that he believed that if he had not intervened, [REDACTED BY AGENCY] was going to put his hands on his mother ([WITNESS ]) in a violent manner. I told him that he still cannot put his hands on a juvenile and leave marks on him.
I placed Marlyn under arrest and explained to him that he was being charged with cruelty to children in the first degree. I then transported him to the Sheriff’s Office and turned him over to the jail staff for booking.
[End of Narrative]