On March 8, 2026, at 4:35 p.m. Deputy Wes Baumgart conducted a traffic stop on a Gold Ford Fusion for failing to maintain its lane of travel on State Road 64 near State Road 57. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Baumgart detected the odor of burnt Marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and began a roadside drug investigation. At the conclusion of the investigation 42-year-old Susan Travelstead of Oakland City was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where she was charged with Possession of Methamphetamines and Possession of Marijuana.
Deputies Jim Tucker and Sgt. Loren Barchett assisted Deputy Baumgart in his investigation. Also assisting in the investigation was Oakland City Officer Ty Schmittler.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
