According to Plymouth Police, a welfare check at the BP gas station at 423 N. Michigan St. Sunday evening led to the arrest of a South Bend man on OWI and marijuana charges.
Officers were called at approximately 6:33 p.m. Sept. 27 after receiving a report of a man passed out in the driver’s seat of a vehicle at a gas pump for about three hours.
Officers identified the man as Gage Condon, 26, of South Bend. Police said their investigation determined Condon was under the influence of drugs.
Condon was given field sobriety and certified tests. Police reported that a preliminary breath test registered .034 BAC and that officers also found marijuana.
Condon was arrested on charges of operating while intoxicated involving a controlled substance, operating while intoxicated endangerment and possession of marijuana. Police said he was transported to the Marshall County Jail and given a court date and bond.
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