A traffic stop early Saturday morning, March 4th resulted in the arrest of two Indianapolis men.
At 12:33 Officer Wozniak with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department stopped a gold 2000 Chevrolet utility vehicle in the area of US 31 and 18th road for exceeding the maximum speed limit. The driver, 22 year old Larry Maxie of Indianapolis, was found to be operating a vehicle on a suspended-prior driver`s license. He was taken into custody and booked into the County Jail on a $750 cash bond.
During the investigation, Officer Wozniak noted a strong smell of marijuana was coming from the vehicle. A search of the interior of the vehicle resulted in 23 grams of marijuana under the front seat passenger seat. The marijuana was individually packaged for sale in 17 separate baggies.
The front seat passenger, 21 year old Damien Brown was arrested for dealing in marijuana and possession of marijuana. He was 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.
