On March 27th, 2019 at approximately 0310 hours, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office received a report from Sioux County that a subject had stolen a vehicle from a convenience store in Orange City and may possibly be en-route to Sioux City. A short time later, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office witnessed the vehicle heading southbound on Highway 60 and a traffic stop was conducted. During the stop the defendant, Joseph A. Castillo, age 25 from Orange City, was found to be in possession of a handgun and drug paraphernalia. The defendant showed signs of impairment and had a revoked driver’s license.
The defendant was arrested without incident and charged with felon in possession of a firearm, driving while license revoked, possession of drug paraphernalia, OWI 1st, and theft 2nd. He is currently being held at the Plymouth County Jail on a $10,000 bond.