Suspect Critical after Town Marshal Shoots Him

A man from the southeastern Kosciusko County town of Mentone is in critical condition this morning, after being shot Wednesday night by the Mentone Town Marshal. Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine says it happened after Marshal Jim Eads stopped the man, who was a suspect in a domestic dispute. Rovenstine says the suspect got out of his car with a shotgun. Hear Rovenstine talk about what happened next. The 51-year-old suspect is in a Fort Wayne hospital. Mentone Town Council President Mark Hughes says the town has placed Eads on administrative leave until the Sheriff’s Department completes its investigation of the incident. Rovenstine says it’ll take a week or two to get to that point.