About 1 o’clock in the morning on Saturday, April 23rd, the Marshall County Dispatch Center received a call of a possibly impaired driver who was swerving all over the roadway.
Marshall County Police Officer Wozniak locate the suspect vehicle on State Road 17 near Redwood Road and observed it swerving all over the roadway, crossing over the center dividing line and going off the road into the grass. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver, 47 year old Rafael Luna-Ortiz of Plymouth was found to be operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was booked in the Marshall County Jail and held on a $4,505 cash bond.
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.
