09/17/14 On Monday evening September 15th at 10:34 the Bremen Police Department received a complaint that a verbal dispute had occurred and the suspect had driven away. The suspect was identified as 40 year old Larry Baltes of Bremen. The complainant believed Baltes was intoxicated.
At approximately 11:14 P.M. Sergeant Trent Stouder with the Bremen Police Department located the suspect in his vehicle at Center and Harding Streets in Bremen. After a brief investigation Mr. Baltes was arrested and incarcerated in the Marshall County Jail for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana. He was held on a $1,505 cash bond.
Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
