Berwyn Police Blotter
Wrong plates, wrong name, wrong liquid
August 19, 2008, 11:48 PM
An officer at Ridgeland and Roosevelt ran the plates of a dark green 1992 Cadillac Deville; the plates came back to a 1983 Pontiac. As the officer was getting the Caddy to pull over, he saw the driver lean over to the passenger side and place an open can of beer on the floor at the passenger’s feet. The driver initially identified himself as “Shannon Williams”, saying he had just bought the car and was using a friend’s license plate to get home. A check of the name “Shannon Williams”, however, returned a person whose appearance did not match that of the driver. The man was told to exit the car and give his correct name. Karl D. Mabins, 21, of Maywood, had a suspended license, so the car was impounded.
The passenger, Jermaine M. Johnson, 23, of Oak Brook, proved to be wanted by both the Lombard police department and the South DuPage County sheriff, so he was arrested.
Mabins was charged with having no valid registration, improper use of registration, failure to transfer title, driving on a suspended license and illegal transportation of open alcohol.
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