Full Notification

On October 30, 2025, at 5:49 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of County Road 450 East and County Road 450 South in the rural Francisco area.  The caller stated that these two individuals had been seen in the are numerous times and were on property that did not belong to them.  Law enforcement officers were dispatched to the area and located the vehicle.  Upon stopping the vehicle Deputy Owens observed 58-year-old Darrell Mitchell of Oakland City take a black object out of his coat pocket and throw it in the tall weeds.  At that point Mr. Mitchell and the other subject were placed into investigative custody while a search of the area was conducted with the assistance of Princeton K9 officer David Jones and his K9 partner Kilo.  After a brief search the black pouch that contained Methamphetamines was recovered and Mr. Mitchell was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center.  Upon arriving at the detention center Darrell Mitchell was charged with Possession of Methamphetamines. 
 
Arresting Officer Eric Powell was assisted by officers from the Princeton Police Department, Oakland City Police Department, Haubstadt Police Department, and Gibson County Sheriff’s Office. 
 
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