Plymouth Police make 4 arrests on warrants and driving violations

Plymouth Police Department officers made four arrests over two days this week, including two individuals taken into custody on active warrants and two others charged with driving without a valid license.

The first arrest came on Wednesday, June 3rd, when officers took Abbigale Farkas, 32, of Plymouth, into custody at the Family Express at 1628 West Jefferson Street on a failure to appear warrant. The original charge underlying the warrant was driving while suspended with a prior conviction.

Later that same afternoon, at 1:55 p.m., Officer Krynock stopped a vehicle driven by Joshua Irizarry, 69, of Federal Way, Washington, at the intersection of U.S. 31 and U.S. 30 for a traffic infraction. A records check revealed Irizarry had an active warrant through Elkhart County. He was taken into custody and lodged in the Marshall County Jail to await transport.

Also on Wednesday at 2 p.m., Patrolman Thornton initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of Liberty Street and Gibson Street. During the stop, it was determined that the driver, Karen Julissa Munguia Matute, had never obtained a driver's license. She was lodged in the Marshall County Jail and charged with operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license, with a prior conviction.

The fourth arrest came in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 4th, at approximately 2:30 a.m., when Officer Allen conducted a traffic stop in the Red D Mart parking lot after a check of the vehicle's registration revealed the registered owner had a suspended license with a prior. The driver, Carlos D. McGowan, 23, of Mishawaka, was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was booked on a charge of driving while suspended with a prior.

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 guil