Ft. Wayne man arrested by city police for suspended license

Monday, May 27, 2024 at 5:04 PM

A Fort Wayne man was lodged in the Marshall County Jail on Sunday, May 26th after being stopped for a registration violation.

Sunday evening at approximately 7:15, an officer with the Plymouth Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on U.S. 30 east of Pioneer Drive for a registration violation.

The driver was identified as Xavier Washington, 24 of Ft. Wayne.

The officer found that Washington had a suspended-prior license status. He was taken into custody for driving while suspended-prior and transported to the Marshall County Jail.

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