Rochester man arrested for leaving the scene of crash

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

Plymouth Police arrested a Rochester man on August 11^th for leaving the scene of a property damage accident.

At 12:45 p.m. on Monday, city police units were dispatched to the area of Kenwood Avenue and Sycamore Street for an SUV that had hit a passenger car and then left the scene.

Witnesses told Police Chief John Weir that the suspect vehicle went eastbound on Sycamore Street. Another witness advised that the male driver parked the vehicle involved in a driveway on Sycamore Street.

The suspect, 42-year-old Adam Richard of Rochester, was located, taken into custody, and transported to the Marshall County Jail. He was booked in at 1:19 p.m. for leaving the scene of a property damage crash and released on a cash bond at 3:32 p.m.

(The Marshall County Sheriff's Dept. was unable to locate a photo of Richard.)

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