City Police arrest Plymouth man for minor consuming

Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM

By Kathy Bottorff

Plymouth Police were dispatched to the area near Taco Bell on North Michigan Street Saturday morning, December 28^th at about 2:30 for a possibly impaired driver.

Officer Lovely observed the suspect vehicle, a black Chrysler 300, near the intersection of Michigan and Jefferson Streets and initiated a traffic stop on Michigan Street near Alexander Street. The traffic stop was due to the driver’s speed.

While speaking with the driver and sole occupant, 20-year-old Alan Cantero of Plymouth the officer detected the odor of alcohol emitting from the vehicle. Cantero was removed from the vehicle and standardized field sobriety testing was conducted. He was offered a preliminary breath test which resulted in .134%.

Cantero was transported to St. Joseph Hospital where a certified test and then transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was lodged for operating while intoxicated with BAC above .150% as a class A misdemeanor and minor consuming as a class C misdemeanor.

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