On February 25, 2026, at 2:26 a.m. Deputy Michael Bates conducted a traffic stop on a Gray 2015 Chrysler 200 for traveling 89 mph in a 55-mph zone on State Road 64 near County Road 325 West. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Bates identified the driver as 25-year-old Austin Dewus of Princeton. After conducting a brief investigation Mr. Dewus was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Reckless Driving.
Deputy Bates was assisted in his investigation by Deputy Levi Sims and Princeton Officers Jackie Wood and Landon Perryman.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
