Brock Biddle, 28, of Plymouth, was sentenced Thursday (September 4, 2014) in Marshall Superior Court No. 1 to 10 years imprisonment for manufacturing methamphetamine near Webster School in Plymouth. In open court, Biddle admitted that on February 4, 2014, he had been manufacturing methamphetamine at his home on Loon Court.
Judge Robert O. Bowen approved an agreement reached between Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Nelson Chipman and defense attorney Tom A. Black, which provided for a sentence of imprisonment at the Indiana Department of Corrections of 10 years with no part of the sentence suspended. The agreement allowed Biddle to request purposeful incarceration at the time of sentencing on Thursday. After several witnesses testified, Chipman argued that Biddle should not be considered a candidate for purposeful incarceration based on his extensive criminal history and numerous previous chances at rehabilitation through probation, yet always ended up with a revocation of the probation.
Bowen ruled that Biddle could apply for purposeful incarceration treatment after he served the equivalent of six years of imprisonment.
The case began with an investigation of the premises based on numerous tips and other investigatory techniques, including review of the pseudoephedrine purchases by Biddle and those with whom he associated. Eventually a search warrant was drafted that was judicially approved and served in the early morning hours of February 4, 2014. Three adults, including Biddle, were found in the home along with a five year old child. The Indiana Department of Child Services took custody of the child at the scene.
Initially the search revealed possession of synthetic marijuana and possession of methamphetamine related objects. It turned into a manufacturing of methamphetamine case when meth lab objects were found hidden under the steps leading from the garage into the house. Interrogation of the two other adults apprehended yielded valuable information confirming Biddle’s role in the manufacturing process.
The case was the culmination of the efforts of Indiana State Police officers Jason Faulstich, Keith Bikowski, Brandon McBrier and Rodd Schuh. Plymouth Police officers John Weir and Derek Workman were instrumental as well.
