Saturday morning, August 11th just before 5, Plymouth Police Officer Taberski initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic infraction.
The driver, 39 year old Jose Rodolfo Flores Arteaga of South Bend was found to be intoxicated and had never received a driver’s license. After being taken for a chemical test Mr. Arteaga was lodged in the Marshall County Jail for Operating While Intoxicated and Operating Without a License.
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.
