Deputy Prater arrests 2 for reckless driving at over 100 MPH in separate weekend incidents

Deputy Prater with the Marshall County Sheriff's Department arrested two drivers over the weekend for reckless driving, both caught traveling at speeds exceeding 100 mph.

On Saturday, August 29, at 8:11 p.m., Deputy Prater conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling 110 mph in a posted 60 mph zone southbound on U.S. 31 near 16th Road in Argos. The driver, 21-year-old Anthony G. Tutson of South Bend, was arrested and booked into the Marshall County Jail. Tutson was charged with reckless driving, a Class C misdemeanor, and given a $100 cash bond.

On Sunday, August 30, at 7:01 p.m., Deputy Prater conducted another traffic stop — this time on a vehicle traveling 106 mph in a posted 60 mph zone eastbound on U.S. 30 near Elm Road in Bourbon. The driver, 30-year-old Kwabena A. Obeng of Chicago, was arrested and booked into the Marshall County Jail. Obeng was also charged with reckless driving, a Class C misdemeanor, and given a $100 cash bond and a court date.

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.