A traffic stop in the 2100 block of Oak Drive Sunday August 21st resulted in the arrest of a Grovertown woman.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. an officer with the Marshall County Police Department stopped a vehicle on Oak Drive near Markley Drive. The driver, 39 year old Sara Hopkins was found to be impaired.
Hopkins was lodged into the Marshall County Jail for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated on a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Listeners and 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.
