Full Notification

On July 26, 2024, at 6:23 p.m. multiple officers from the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office and Princeton Police Department went to an address in the 200 block of West Vine Street in Patoka to serve an arrest warrant on 24 year old Colton Linxwiler of Patoka.  Upon arriving on scene the officers attempted to surround the house however Mr. Linxwiler saw them and attempted to run away on foot.  After a brief foot chase Mr. Linxwiler was tased and taken into custody. During a search incident to lawful arrest Methamphetamines and Marijuana were discovered on his person.  Mr. Linxwiler was ultimately transported to the Gibson County Jail where he was booked in.
 
Mr. Linxwiler’s new charges are:
Possession of Methamphetamines
Possession of Marijuana
Resisting Law Enforcement-Fleeing
 
He had outstanding warrants for:
Resisting Law Enforcement-Fleeing
Criminal Recklessness
Operating a Vehicle Without Ever Being Licensed
Resisting Law Enforcement
Leaving the Scene of an Accident
Reckless Driving
 
Arresting Officer:  Deputy Quinten Might
Assisting Officers: Sgt. Loren Barchett, Deputy Michael Owens, Deputy Wyatt Hunt, Deputy Michael Bates, Deputy Shawn Holmes, Special Deputy Jim Tucker.  Princeton Officers Matt Perry and David Jones.
 
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.