3-18-26 Wednesday News 12:30 A.M. E-4
A routine traffic stop on Monday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a Plymouth woman after police discovered she was operating a vehicle without ever having obtained a driver's license.
On Monday, March 16, Patrolman Thornton with the Plymouth Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle near the intersection of Baker Street and Columbus Drive.
While speaking with the driver, identified as 49-year-old Francisca Concepcion Matute Matute of West Garro Street, officers determined that she had never been issued a driver's license. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Matute had previously been arrested for the same offense.
Matute was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where she was booked at 3:57 p.m. She faces preliminary charges of driving while suspended with a prior conviction and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license with a prior conviction.
According to jail records, Matute's cash bond was posted shortly after her booking at 4:41 p.m., and she was subsequently 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.
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