Plymouth man arrested on OWI following traffic stop

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM

By Kathy Bottorff

A 33-year-old Milroy, IN man faces operating while intoxicated charges after being stopped for speeding on Wednesday evening.

Deputy Hollopeter with the Marshall County Sheriff's Department conducted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle near the intersection of Western Avenue and Pilgrim Lane in Plymouth at approximately just before 9 p.m. on Thursday.

Through the investigation, the officer determined that the driver, Mitchell W. Columbe, 33, was intoxicated.

Columbe was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked on a charge of operating while intoxicated, endangering a person, as a class A misdemeanor. His bond was set at $1,505.

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.