Full Notification

On October 17, 2021, at 2:30 a.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 report of a possible break in in the 300 block of South Main Street in Fort Branch.  Sgt. John Fischer and Garrett Tuley were dispatched to the scene and after brief search Deputy Tuley located 25-year-old Deriece Baker of Fort Branch who was intoxicated.  Deputy Tuley took Mr. Baker back to his residence which was nearby and trespassed him from the property that he had just came from.  Mr. Baker was further told to go inside multiple times or he could be arrested for public intoxication.  Mr. Baker’s erratic behavior continued and a he fled on foot from law enforcement and physically resisted officers to the point that a taser unit and a pepperball launcher were deployed to subdue Mr. Baker and his pitbull.  Mr. Baker was taken into custody by Sgt. Fischer, and he was charged with three counts of attempted residential entry, one count of actual residential entry, criminal trespass, resisting law enforcement fleeting and fighting, and public intoxication.  He remains in custody on a $750 bond. 
 
Assisting Sgt. Fischer and Deputy Tuley in their investigation was Princeton Officer Chelsea Jones.
 
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