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On June 8, 2021, at 10:04 p.m. Deputy Zach Lienemann conducted a traffic stop on a Silver 2004 Ford Explorer on State Road 168 and US 41.  Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Lienemann identified the driver as 33-year-old Samantha Wathen of Owensville.  During a roadside investigation Deputy Lienemann ran Ms. Wathen through the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and discovered that her Indiana Operator’s License was suspended on a prior Driving While Suspended conviction.  At that point Deputy Lienemann placed Ms. Wathen into custody and transported her to the Gibson County Jail.  Upon arriving at the Jail a female officer conducted a search of Ms. Wathen during the booking process and found Methamphetamines.  Ms. Wathen was charged with Driving While Suspended Prior and Possession of a Methamphetamines.  She remains in custody on a $750 bond. 
 
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