Two Kosciusko County men accused of soliciting a juvenile early Sunday morning

Staff Report

PLYMOUTH — Two Kosciusko County men were arrested after allegedly inappropriately communicating with a juvenile.

According to a report from the Times-Union, the arrests came after Marshall County police were alerted at about 1:25 a.m. Sunday by a caller who said a man was attempting to engage in sexual activity with a minor.

No other details were available, but as a result of an investigation, police determined that 52-year-old Tommy McKinney of Warsaw and 67-year-old William Marsillett of Etna Green are now accused of conversing with a youth under the age of 14 or a person they believed to have been under the age of 14.

Police say the conversation was sexual in nature and that they had been encouraging the juvenile to participate in sexual activity.

Police tracked the two men to a vehicle they had driven to meet the juvenile.

Both men are facing charges of child solicitation, possession of methamphetamine, and inappropriate communication with a minor.

Their bonds were set at $1,500.