Thursday afternoon about 4:15 Plymouth Police Officer John Weir initiated a traffic stop at Michigan Street and Plymouth Goshen Trail. The stop was on a subject he recognized and knew had an active warrant.
27 year old Richard Hopkins of Plymouth was taken into custody on a warrant for conspiracy to manufacture meth, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of paraphernalia.
Hopkins is being held in the Marshall County Jail on a cash bond of $50,000.
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.
