Eli Betancourt-Torres arrested on DUI and drug charges in Forks Township
A Forks Township traffic stop on June 19, 2026, led to an arrest after officers detected marijuana and signs of impairment and a blood draw found THC.
On June 19, 2026 at about 6:20 p.m., Forks Township officers conducting a DUI roving enforcement stopped a vehicle at Mitman Road and Sycamore Avenue and identified the driver as 28-year-old Eli Samuel Betancourt-Torres. Officers smelled burnt marijuana, observed glossy eyes, and say Betancourt-Torres admitted to recently smoking and having a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle; he showed indicators of impairment on standardized field sobriety tests. He was taken to a DUI center, submitted to a legal blood draw that detected THC, and was charged by criminal complaint with multiple counts including driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, drivers required to be licensed, and windshield obstructions & wipers.