A handgun suspected of being unlawfully possessed by a South Bend woman was located during a county police traffic stop on May 19th.
On Monday, at about 2:00 PM, a deputy with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department stopped a vehicle on U.S. 31 and 11th Road. The driver was identified as 21-year-old Promize Johnson. She had a driver’s license status of suspended with a prior conviction.
During the traffic stop, a handgun suspected of being unlawfully possessed was located in the vehicle.
Promize Johnson was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked for unlawful carrying of a handgun as a class A misdemeanor and driving while suspended with a prior conviction as a class A misdemeanor. She was held for about 4 hours on a $500 cash bond.
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 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.
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