A welfare check outside a Plymouth bank ended with a public intoxication arrest Friday, November 6.
According to Plymouth Police, officers were dispatched to First Federal Savings Bank on North Michigan Street around 5:42 p.m. after receiving a report of a man lying on the ground.
Officers identified the man as Kenneth Binion, 66, of Hamlet. Binion reportedly told officers he was lying on the ground to keep warm.
Police said Binion appeared highly intoxicated and had difficulty standing and walking. Officers attempted to help him locate his mother’s residence, but he was unable to provide an exact location.
Binion was arrested on a charge of public intoxication and taken to Plymouth Hospital for medical evaluation and jail clearance.
He was later transported to the Marshall County Jail.
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