A Plymouth Police officer made arrests in two separate traffic stop incidents over consecutive nights, including one case where a bystander was arrested for interfering with the investigation.
Plymouth Police Officer Witkowski conducted a traffic stop at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 24, at the intersection of Center and Garro Streets after observing a vehicle failing to maintain its lane.
The driver, Jockser Zambrano Rodriguez, 23, of Plymouth, was found to be operating the vehicle without ever having obtained a valid driver's license.
Rodriguez was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where bond was set and a court date issued.
In a separate incident early Wednesday morning, December 25, at approximately 12:02 a.m., Officer Witkowski initiated a traffic stop for an obstructed license plate and failure to maintain lane.
The driver, Miguel A. Mairena Garcia, 42, of Plymouth, was also found to be operating a vehicle without ever having obtained a valid driver's license.
During the traffic stop, a woman exited a nearby residence and began yelling at the officer. Alexa Lizeth Mairena, 51, of Plymouth, was ordered multiple times to calm down and not interfere with the traffic stop.
When Mairena refused to comply with the officer's commands, she was taken into custody.
Mairena Garcia was booked on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a valid driver's license.
Mairena was booked on preliminary charges of unlawful encroachment and resisting law enforcement
Both were transported to the Marshall County Jail, where bond was set and court dates issued. The relationship between the two individuals arrested in the second incident was not specified in the police report.
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.
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