Plymouth man arrested after traffic stop for driving without a license

Friday, October 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM

By Kathy Bottorff

A Plymouth man was arrested Thursday afternoon after a traffic stop revealed he had never obtained a driver's license.

At 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Patrolman Thornton with the Plymouth Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of Water and Garro streets in downtown Plymouth. The stop was prompted by the vehicle's registration being expired and suspended.

While speaking with the driver, it was determined that he had never obtained a license. The driver was identified as Gary Mauricio Alvarez Cespedes, 47, of Seventh Street in Plymouth.

Cespedes was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked on a charge of operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license.

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