On Tuesday, October 26th at approximately 2:45 in the morning the Marshall County Central Dispatch Center received a call of a female driver passed out at the wheel of a silver sport utility vehicle parked near the fueling pumps of the LaPaz Speedway station on U.S. 6.
Through an investigation county police officers located hypodermic needles inside the vehicle.
The female was identified as 30-year-old Mystesia Yeager of Plymouth. Yeager also had an active warrant through Saint Joseph County for an unrelated offense.
Mystesia Yeager was first taken to the hospital to be evaluated and then later transported to the Marshall County Jail. She was booked in for Possession of a Hypodermic Syringe/Needle (Level 6 Felony) and given a cash bond of $1,500.
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 jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
