On Wednesday, August 8th, Marshall County Police Officer Wozniak initiated a traffic stop on a gray 1999 Volkswagen in the area of Lincoln Highway and Pioneer Drive just after 9 in the evening.
While speaking with the driver, 30 year old Antonio Garcia of hamlet, the officer detected the odor of alcohol. Garcia completed but failed the field sobriety tests. He was offered a certified test and later showed to be over two times the legal limit of alcohol.
Antonio Garcia was taken to the Marshall County Jail and booked in for operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .15 or more and operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering.
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.
