On Tuesday, December 18th, just after 11 p.m. Sergeant Nicholas Laffoon of the Marshall County Police Department was working Interdiction on US 30 west of Gumwood Road.
He observed a vehicle traveling east at a very high rate of speed, and clocked the vehicle at 114 mph on radar. Sergeant Laffoon eventually caught up to the vehicle on US 30 near SR 19 and initiated a traffic stop.
The offender, 32 year old Jay B. Riley Jr. of Warsaw offender was taken into custody at the scene and held at the Marshall County Police Jail on a $500 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.
