The new Marshall County K9 was involved in his first arrest incident Wednesday.
An officer from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of State Road 17 near State Road 8. K9 Arras and his handler were called to the scene where Arras performed a narcotics search. The K9 indicated on the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle.
A subsequent search turned up a bag of marijuana inside the vehicle.
The driver, Richard Clark, Jr., was arrested on preliminary charges of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated with the Presence of Controlled Substances and Possession of Marijuana-Prior.