On Tuesday, February 18th at approximately 6:37 P.M. Officer Arnold with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle parked in the Shell Station parking lot. The passenger of the vehicle identified as 33 year old, Brandon M. Bettcher of Lakeville was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail. Bettcher was held on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Syringe, Possession of Meth and Trafficking with an Inmate outside a Facility with Controlled Substance and held on a $1,505 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.
.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.
