Plymouth Police arrest 5 for driver’s license violations over weekend

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM

By Kathy Bottorff

The Plymouth Police Department arrested five individuals over three days this past weekend on driver's license-related charges following a series of traffic stops throughout the city.

Officer Krynock was responsible for four of the five arrests, beginning Saturday afternoon and continuing through Sunday.

The first arrest came on Saturday, July 25th, when Officer Krynock stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction at U.S. 31 and Lincoln Highway at 12:45 p.m. The driver, Paulino DeJesus Bueno, 29, of Mishawaka, was found to have a suspended prior driver's license status and was booked into the Marshall County Jail.

Officer Krynock made three additional arrests the following day. Early Sunday, July 26th, at 7:54 a.m., he stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Oak Drive. The driver, Joseph Green, 45, of South Bend, was also found to have a suspended prior license and was lodged in the Marshall County Jail.

Later that morning at 10:08 a.m., Officer Krynock conducted another traffic stop at U.S. 30 and King Road. The driver, Jesus Robert Yebra Yebra, 21, of Fort Wayne, was found to have never received a driver's license and was lodged in the Marshall County Jail.

A fourth arrest followed at 12:53 p.m. Sunday when Officer Krynock stopped a vehicle at Michigan and Baker Streets. The driver, Melissa Hernandez, 32, of Plymouth, was also determined to have never received a driver's license and was booked into the Marshall County Jail.

On Monday, July 27th, Corporal McIntyre with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop at 7:55 a.m. for a traffic violation. During the investigation, the driver, Jose Salas, 20, of Plymouth, was found to have never received a license in any state. Salas was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Marshall County Jail.

All five individuals were arrested on driver's license-related charges. No further details regarding the underlying traffic infractions were released.

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.