Marshall County Prosecutor's Office talks next step after Commissioners vote to bag cameras

PLYMOUTH, Ind. — Questions are now being asked following the Oct. 6 two-to-one County Commissioner vote to bag Flock cameras in Marshall County.

Tuesday evening, the Commissioners heard from a number of speakers including Marshall County Prosecutor, Nelson Chipman, then opened the floor for public comment. The vote does not remove the cameras, but they'll be out of service with a bag over them.

The main issue people have who are against the use of flock cameras is government overreach. Attorney Nelson Chipman believes the Commissioners decision is exactly that.

"The irony is just startling. They complain of government overreach and then they make a motion that is exactly that — government overreach by basically seizing private property; it doesn’t belong to them. They’re not under contract with them or anything, just startling," shared Chipman.

The contract is between the Marshall County Prosecutor's Office and Flock. The Commissioners are not involved at all in the contract which is why Chipman has a problem with the cameras being bagged.

Should the County move forward with this action, Chipman says he isn't going to let it fly and is reviewing several options to fight back.

"I could seek court intervention, ask the court to order them not to seize somebody else’s property.”

In 2025, the Commissioners set aside money for the Flock cameras. Chipman says his office should be receiving an annual invoice of $15,000 for a one-year contract sometime this month.

"What I foresee is the Commissioners probably on a two-to-one vote, will reject paying that and we will have to assess our position at that point and how to move forward on that," says Chipman.