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On February 4, 2025, at 12:14 a.m. Deputy Michael Bates conducted a traffic stop on a White 2019 Chevy Equinox for speeding on US 41.  Deputy Bates initiated the traffic stop on US 41near County Road 150 South.  Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Bates detected the odor of burnt Marijuana coming from inside the vehicle while speaking with the driver 41 year old Dustin Wilder of Princeton.  At that point Deputy Bates began a roadside drug and DUI investigation.  At the conclusion of the investigation Deputy Bates placed Mr. Wilder into custody and transported him to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and Possession of Marijuana. 
 
Assisting Deputy Bates in his investigation was Sgt. John Fischer. 
 
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.