Full Notification

On March 24, 2024, at 12:05 a.m. Deputy Wyatt Hunt conducted a traffic stop on a Gray 2017 Ford F250 after observing the vehicle speed on South Main in Princeton.  Upon stopping the vehicle at the intersection of New Jersey Street and Boulevard Place Deputy Hunt approached the vehicle and immediately detected the odor of alcohol coming from the driver 29 year old Damian Silva of Haubstadt.  At that point Deputy Hunt began a roadside DUI investigation.  At the conclusion of his investigation Deputy Hunt placed Mr. Silva into custody and transported him to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated. 
 
Assisting Deputy Hunt in his investigation was Deputy Bart Wagner and Princeton Officers Ben Kiesel and Nick Rainey.
 
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.