Pair of arrests in traffic stop

ARGOS — On May 30,​ at 2:45 p.m., a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Deputy conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle in the area of US 31 and 9A Road. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 42-year-old Aaron Brown. One of the passengers was identified as 46-year-old Melvin Soloman.


Brown was found to have a license status of Habitual Traffic Violator and was suspected of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Soloman was found to have an active warrant for his arrest through Hamilton County,​ Indiana.
Soloman was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked for his active warrant and held without bond. Brown was transported to the Plymouth Hospital for a chemical test. Upon doing so,​ he was found to be over three times the legal limit of alcohol. Brown was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated In the Presence of a Passenger Less Than 18 Years of Age – Level 6 Felony,​ Operating a Vehicle as a Habitual Traffic Violator – Level 6 Felony,​ and Reckless Driving – Class A Misdemeanor.


The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Indiana State Police and Argos Police Department.

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