Multiple charges in a traffic stop

PLYMOUTH — On June 25 at 11:56 p.m.,​ Marshall County Deputies were on routine patrol and ​performed a traffic stop on a moped driving erratically on Michigan Rd. near Custer Drive,​ north of Plymouth.


During the investigation,​ probable cause was found ​that the driver, Preston A. Hensley, 49, of Plymouth, was intoxicated on a suspected controlled substance.
Hensley was ​detained at the scene,​ and a ​probable cause search yielded suspected methamphetamine,​ drug paraphernalia,​ and other controlled substances. ​
Hensley was later transported to the Plymouth Hospital for jail clearance and a certified chemical test. ​Certified test results are pending. ​
Hensley was later lodged at the Marshall County jail for ​operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator,​ operating ​while intoxicated,​ possession of methamphetamine,​ possession of a hypodermic syringe,​ and possession of a controlled substance. ​Formal charges are pending with the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office. ​ ​

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.