Plymouth Police arrest 5 Thursday & Friday on driving and alcohol charges

Officers with the Plymouth Police Department made five arrests between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, August 13th and 14th, following a series of traffic stops and one roadside encounter involving a minor in possession of alcohol.

The first arrest came Thursday at 12:15 p.m. when Patrolman Thornton was following a vehicle on U.S. 30 and ran the registered owner's information, which showed a suspended license status. The officer positively identified the driver as the registered owner, Adam Jefferey Cheek, 41, of Rochester, and initiated a traffic stop at Plymouth Goshen Trail. Cheek was taken into custody for driving while suspended with a prior and booked into the Marshall County Jail at 1:14 p.m. He was released on a cash bond at 3:22 p.m.

At 2:19 p.m. Thursday, Officer Krynock stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction on U.S. 31 at 9A Road. The driver, Amanda I. Wood, 51, of Connersville, was found to have a driver's license status of suspended-prior. Wood was lodged at the Marshall County Jail at 2:45 p.m. and released on bond at 4:40 p.m.

Thursday evening just after 10:00 p.m., Patrolman Thornton located a vehicle stopped in the middle of Pioneer Drive, not moving. While speaking with the driver, it was determined that a female had exited the vehicle after an argument and walked away. Thornton located the female further down the roadway and detected a strong odor of alcohol and signs of impairment. Glory May Hummel, 19, of Plymouth, was taken into custody for minor in possession of alcohol. She was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked in at 1:52 a.m. on Friday, August 14th. Hummel bonded out at 4:25 a.m.

Friday morning at 8:05 a.m., Brittany Rae-Anne Doll, 43, of Argos, was stopped for a traffic infraction at Oak and PIDCO Drive. She was found to have a driver's license status of suspended-prior and was lodged in the Marshall County Jail for driving while suspended with a prior.

The final arrest came at 9:29 a.m. Friday when Officer Krynock stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction on U.S. 31 at 11th Road. The driver, Kevin Eduardo Caedenas-Mejia, 30, of Indianapolis, was found to have never received a driver's license. He was lodged in the Marshall County Jail.

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.