ON APRIL 24TH, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:23 A.M., CHRISTOPHER ALLEN ERICKSON, AGE 20, OF LE MARS, IOWA, WAS STOPPED BY THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS ON HIGHWAY 75 SOUTH OF MERRILL.  DURING THAT STOP, ERICKSON WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING HIS VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED.  HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH OWI 1ST OFFENSE.