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Ft. Wayne man for driving without license and being suspended

Friday, August 2, 2024 at 12:30 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

On the morning of Wednesday, August 1st, at approximately 1:40, Plymouth Police initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for a license violation.  During the traffic stop the driver, Walter R. Escobar, 40, of Ft. Wayne was found to had never been issued a driver’s license with a prior conviction and a status of suspended-prior.  Escobar was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail pending two misdemeanor charges of operating without ever receiving a license-prior and suspended-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 guilt may be made.