On May 25, 2026, at 5:19 a.m. Deputy Michael Bates conducted a traffic stop on US 41 near County Road 550 South after observing the vehicle traveling 87 in a 60-mph zone. Upon approaching the vehicle, a White 2014 Chevy Equinox, Deputy Bates observed obvious signs of intoxication coming from the driver. At that point Deputy Bates began a roadside DUI investigation. Once the investigation was complete Deputy Bates placed the driver, 31-year-old Jikki Wase of Princeton, into custody and transported him to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and Reckless Driving.
Deputy Levi Sims and Princeton Officers Landon Perryman and Ben Michel assisted in this investigation.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
