A traffic stop in Plymouth on Wednesday, October 21, led to the arrest of a Rochester man after police discovered paraphernalia inside his vehicle.
According to Plymouth Police, officers stopped a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Brandon E. Beattie around 12:13 p.m. in the 900 block of North Plum Street for a traffic infraction.
During the stop, officers determined Beattie’s driver’s license was suspended with a prior suspension noted.
Police said paraphernalia was discovered during an inventory of the vehicle’s contents as it was being impounded.
Beattie was taken to the Marshall County Jail.
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