Saturday morning, July 13th, just after midnight, the Marshall County Dispatch Center received the report of a red pickup truck that was driving erratically on U.S. 31 South.
The vehicle was later reported to have taken the exit onto Veteran`s Parkway north of Plymouth. Sgt. Laffoon arrived in the area of Veterans Parkway east of Michigan Road. He found the vehicle that had driven into a ditch.
The offender, Thomas Norton, age 36, of ADA, MI failed the field sobriety testing and a certified chemical test. He was lodged in the Marshall County Jail for operating while intoxicated 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.
