On 03/27/2018 at 8:26 a.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office charged Nathaniel Robert Mefferd, 32, of Ruthven, following a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Merrill Street. Mefferd was cited and released on a promise to appear in court at a later date on the charge of Driving while Suspended, a simple misdemeanor.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.