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Gibson County Sheriff
Friday July 24th, 2026 :: 12:27 p.m. CDT

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Disturbance leads to arrest of Petersburg man.

On July 23, 2026, at 7:14 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a disturbance on Outer Lake Road east of Princeton involving a White Chevy Tahoe and two individuals.  Sgt. Matthew Perry of the Princeton Police Department located one half of the disturbance and Deputy Wyatt Hunt located the Chevy Tahoe and the other half of the disturbance.  After a brief investigation 66-year-old Larry Dunn of Petersburg was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Criminal Recklessness With a Deadly Weapon and Resisting Law Enforcement. 
 
Arresting Officer Wes Baumgart was assisted in his investigation by Deputies Wyatt Hunt, Aubrey McNeely, and Jim Tucker.  Princeton Officers Logan Lashbrook, Jeremy Robb, and Sgt. Matt Perry 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.
 

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Gibson County Sheriff
119 E Brumfield Ave
Princeton, IN 47670

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