Fort Branch man arrested for Battery. 
On August 3, 2025, at 6;05 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a disturbance in the 6400 block of South 700 East in the rural Fort Branch area. Upon arriving Deputy Wes Baumgart conducted a brief investigation in which 57-year-old Jeffery Burns of Fort Branch was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center. Upon arriving at the detention center Mr. Burns was charged with Battery.
Sgt. Loren Barchett and Deputy Eric Powell assisted Deputy Baumgart in his investigation.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Address/Location
Gibson County Sheriff
119 E Brumfield Ave
Princeton, IN 47670
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-385-3496
