* updated with mugshot - City police officer arrests Merrillville man for speeding on U.S. 30

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

A Merrillville man was arrested Friday after a Plymouth Police Department officer pulled him over for speeding on U.S. 30.

During the conversation with the driver, it was determined that Michael Steven Shell III, 26, was operating a vehicle with a suspended license.

Shell was taken to the Marshall County Jail and booked on a charge of driving while suspended with a prior.

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