Staff Report

Goble Dwayne Fletcher

CULVER — A Peru man was arrested for allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with a child in Marshall County.

Goble Dwayne Fletcher, 38, Peru, is charged with sexual misconduct with a minor, a level 4 felony.

On May 21, a Marshall County Sheriff’s Office detective received information from the Division of Child Services regarding a sexual assault report. A child said they were inappropriately touched by Fletcher.

In an interview on May 22, the child said Fletcher slept in the same bed as them and inappropriately touched them. He attempted to engage in sexual contact with them and also tried to make the child inappropriately touch him.

In an interview on June 4, Fletcher admitted to lying in the same bed with the child but denied any sexual contact with them.

Fletcher was booked in the Marshall County Jail on Sept. 13.