The office of Michigan Attorney Dana Nessel announced that Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, the owner of Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland, was arrested without incident following a traffic stop on Friday morning in Ottawa County. Officials say Pavlos-Hackney was taken into Michigan State Police custody on an outstanding Ingham County civil warrant for contempt of court, which was issued due to her alleged failure to comply in a civil case filed by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Holland restaurant owner is accused of operating her business without a license, since MDARD suspended Pavlos-Hackney's food establishment license on Jan. 20, officials said. Operating without a license violates the Michigan Food Law.