On Sunday, May 10th around 6:23 A.M. a caller in the 5800 block of Michigan Road advised that a truck was sitting in his driveway and requested a welfare check. When Deputy Ayala with the Marshall County Sheriff`s Department arrived 40 year old, Jose Rivera of South Bend was found to be the driver of the vehicle and was offered standardized field sobriety test. Mr. Rivera was later transported to Saint Joseph Regional Hospital for a chemical test and taken into custody. Rivera was the lodged at the Marshall County Jail and held on charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated .15% or higher and OWI-with Endangerment and was held on no bond.
Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is a mere 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.
