Thursday 28th March 2024

A wanted felon was arrested on Wednesday in Marshalltown following a chase that reached speeds of 70 miles per hour. Marshall County Sheriff`s Chief Deputy Steve Hoffman says the suspect is identified as 46 year old Marc Plettenburg who had been listed as escaped from a Department of Corrections facility since February 18th. He says the chase started at 12:30 p-m at Nevada and Center Streets, went west to the outskirts of town then back east to the area on the south side of town adjacent to South Center Streets. Chief Deputy Hoffman says the suspect vehicle had a flat tire during the chase, eventually got hung up on a curb on West Berle Road, it was hit by MCSO vehicles twice, the second of which disabled it. The suspect than tried to flee on foot and was apprehended by plain clothes officers. Plettenburg faces a number of charges

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