Deputy Blake Bennet with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop in the area of U.S. 31 and 14th Road Wednesday, September 14th at about 1 o’clock in the afternoon.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as 39-year-old Joshua Campbell of South Bend. Campbell was found to be operating the vehicle without ever obtaining a license with a prior conviction. During the traffic stop, a firearm was located in the vehicle, and Joshua was found to be a serious violent felon.
Joshua Campbell was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked in for Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon and Operating a vehicle Without ever obtaining a License with a prior conviction. He was held on a $3,000 cash bond.
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