Tuesday evening about 6:30 Bremen Police Officer Trent Stouder stopped a vehicle at Grant and Center Streets. That traffic stop resulted in the arrest of 25 year old Michael Northstine of South Bend. Northstine was incarcerated in the Marshall County Jail for Driving While Suspended with a prior and held on a $750 cash bond.
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.
