Plymouth Police make 4 arrests on warrants and driving violations

Friday, June 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

Plymouth Police Department officers made four arrests over two days this week, including two individuals taken into custody on active warrants and two others charged with driving without a valid license.

The first arrest came on Wednesday, June 3rd, when officers took Abbigale Farkas, 32, of Plymouth, into custody at the Family Express at 1628 West Jefferson Street on a failure to appear warrant. The original charge underlying the warrant was driving while suspended with a prior conviction.

Later that same afternoon, at 1:55 p.m., Officer Krynock stopped a vehicle driven by Joshua Irizarry, 69, of Federal Way, Washington, at the intersection of U.S. 31 and U.S. 30 for a traffic infraction. A records check revealed Irizarry had an active warrant through Elkhart County. He was taken into custody and lodged in the Marshall County Jail to await transport.

Also on Wednesday at 2 p.m., Patrolman Thornton initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of Liberty Street and Gibson Street. During the stop, it was determined that the driver, Karen Julissa Munguia Matute, had never obtained a driver's license. She was lodged in the Marshall County Jail and charged with operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license, with a prior conviction.

The fourth arrest came in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 4th, at approximately 2:30 a.m., when Officer Allen conducted a traffic stop in the Red D Mart parking lot after a check of the vehicle's registration revealed the registered owner had a suspended license with a prior. The driver, Carlos D. McGowan, 23, of Mishawaka, was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was booked on a charge of driving while suspended with a prior.

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 guil