On June 19, 2026, at 9:59 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 report of a suspicious person standing on multiple porches in the 500 block of North Main Street in Fort Branch. Upon receiving the call dispatch sent multiple officers to the area after receiving a detailed description from the caller. Shortly after arriving officers located 42-year-old Gregory Bennett of Fort Branch and began an investigation into the incident. After collecting statements from witnesses and positively identifying Mr. Bennett as the subject who had been on the porches, he was placed into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Public Intoxication.
Arresting Officer, Deputy Shawn Holmes, was assisted in his investigation by Sgt. Loren Barchet and Deputy Wyatt Lashbrook. Owensville Town Marshal Rodger Leister and Princeton Officer Jackie Wood also 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.
