On Wednesday, March 14th the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department contacted Plymouth Police and told them a female had just been in their lobby and had a strong odor of marijuana on her. Dispatched advised the female was driving a silver Chevy northbound on Pioneer Drive.
Plymouth Police Officer Ray West stopped the vehicle at US 30 and Pioneer Drive at 12:15 Wednesday afternoon. There was a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and the driver, 25 year old Brittani Ashley Smith of South Bend was taken to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Plymouth. A chemical test was given and showed positive for marijuana.
Brittani Smith was lodged in the Marshall County Jail.
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.
