Never licensed arrest

PLYMOUTH — On Monday, June 9,​ at 3:02 a.m., a Marshall County Deputy was sitting in the area of US 30 and US 31 running stationary radar.


The Deputy observed a Toyota SUV ​with an Illinois plate ​traveling west on US 30 at what appeared to be a high rate of speed. The Deputy activated his front radar,​ which showed the vehicle to be traveling at 94 miles per hour in a posted 60 miles per hour zone. The Deputy initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle in the area of US 30 and Oak Road in Plymouth.
Edwin Diaz Contreras, 33, was found not to have a driver’s license. Contreras was arrested and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was booked and lodged for operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license.

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