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Gibson County Sheriff
Monday November 3rd, 2025 :: 02:05 p.m. CST

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911 call leads to arrest of Evansville man on multiple charges.

On November 2, 2025, at 1:12 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 report of an unresponsive driver in a Black Honda Civic near State Road 165 and County Road 925 South.  Deputy Wes Baumgart arrived on scene and located the vehicle and upon speaking to the driver 44-year-old Bentley Brown of Evansville, Deputy Baumgart detected multiple clues that Mr. Brown was under the influence of an unknown intoxicant.  At that point Deputy Baumgart began a roadside OWI investigation that resulted in Mr. Brown being taken into custody.  Mr. Brown was transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.   
 
Deputy Bryan Small 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.
 

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Gibson County Sheriff
119 E Brumfield Ave
Princeton, IN 47670

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