Deputy Matt Geiger with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at 5:45 a.m. Monday, February 26th on U.S. 31 for a vehicle speeding.
The deputy stopped a red Chevy truck that was driving at 94 mph in a 60 mph zone. It was found the driver, 27-year-old Dionicio M. Porfirio of Indianapolis had never obtained a driver’s license.
Mr. Porfirio was arrested for operator never licensed and the truck was impounded by Lyons Towing. He was booked into the Marshall County Jail and held on a $100 cash bond. Within 90 minutes he was released on bond.
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