Man arrested for cocaine possession

PLYMOUTH — On May 10,​ at 7 PM, a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Deputy conducted a traffic stop with the vehicle in the area of US 31 and 9A Road.


The driver of the vehicle was identified as 32-year-old Harvey Burkett Jr. During the traffic stop,​ suspected cocaine,​ marijuana,​ and a firearm were located in the vehicle.
Burkett was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and controlled substances and was transported to the Plymouth Hospital for a certified chemical test. Burkett was found to be over the legal limit of alcohol and was booked into the Marshall County Jail for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, a level 5 felony,​ operating a vehicle while intoxicated,​ endangering a person, a class A misdemeanor,​ possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor,​ and possession of paraphernalia a class C misdemeanor.

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