A South Bend man was arrested Saturday, March 26 after an alleged theft incident in Marshall County.
Officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Bremen Police Department were notified of a vehicle theft in progress in the 3,000 block of Fir Road. Police say the person calling in the incident said an unknown man had entered the vehicle and attempted to drive away from the scene.
Officers found a passenger car stuck in the mud in the front yard at the victim’s address, according to the report. Officers were directed to a residence in the 4,000 block of 3B Road where they were reportedly allowed into the residence by the occupants. Police say they later located 41-year-old Jason Canfield of South Bend and he was detained. Witnesses at the scene reportedly positively identified him as the offender in the case.
Canfield was arrested and taken to the Marshall County Jail on a preliminary charge of theft as a Level 6 Felony. He is being held on a cash bond of $3,000.
Suspects are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in a court of law.
