On 5/9/19, the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 3 and D Avenue in Cherokee County due to the vehicle failing to change lanes upon approach to an emergency stationary vehicle. The driver was identified as Ariel Tiche Hathorn, age 26 of Marcus, Iowa. Ariel Hathorn was found to have a suspended Iowa driver's license through Iowa for non-payment of Iowa fines. Ariel Hathorn was then placed under arrest and transported to the Plymouth County Jail where she was found to be in possession of a controlled substance believed to be marijuana, which she had introduced into the jail. Ariel Hathorn was then booked into the Plymouth County Jail for driving under suspension, a simple misdemeanor, and possession of contraband in a correctional institution, a class D felony.
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