On Thursday, June 26, at 4:52 P.M., the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a call about an intoxicated man driving on his property. Initial information was that the man had run a vehicle into an outbuilding at a property on 7th Rd.
Marshall County Deputies responded and found Jeffery E. Samuels, 50, who appeared to be pouring gasoline into the cab of the truck, apparently intending to set the vehicle on fire.
Samuels was detained at the scene without incident and during continued investigation, was found to be intoxicated. He was arrested and lodged for Operating While Intoxicated – Endangering and Operating While Intoxicated – BAC at/above 0.15%.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
