On Saturday, September 16th at 12:30 in the morning, Marshall County Officer Wozniak initiated a traffic stop on a blue 2009 Ford Focus in the area of Michigan and Vintage Street in LaPaz.
While speaking with the driver, 19 year old Blair R. Fuchs of Lakeville, the officer detected a strong smell of marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the findings of marijuana and paraphernalia. Blair completed field sobriety tests and was offered a certified test, which showed him to have marijuana in his system.
He was taken to the Marshall County Jail and booked for Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Operating While Intoxicated Endangering, Operating on a Scheduled Controlled Substance and held on a $1,500 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.
