The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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South Gibson Star-Times Local Tuesday, June 7, 2022 A-5 ARRESTS AND COURT ACTIVITY Princeton man arrested during probation search Gibson County Sheriff's officers arrested Jeffery Robbins of Princeton af- ter a routine home deten- tion search revealed a se- curity safe containing sev- en grams of marijuana, a scale, and seven vape pens that later tested positive for THC. Robbins said the drugs were not his. Robbins was on home detention for a drug-relat- ed criminal mischief mis- demeanor charge he plead guilty to on Aug. 24. Police arrest man with BAC of .286 Jeremy Deffendoll was charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated with endangerment by the Gib- son County Sheriff's Office May 27. Police were tipped off by an off-duty Dubois Coun- ty deputy who saw Deffen- doll on I-69 driving errat- ically, almost causing two accidents at a high rate of speed, but couldn't stop him due to not having identifica- tion or her firearm with her. Gibson County deputies clocked the vehicle at 84 miles per hour. Deffendoll told police his erratic driv- ing was due to a bad tire. The portable breath test put Deffendoll at .205. A blood alcohol test at the Deacon- ess Gibson Hospital regis- tered .286. The legal limit in Indiana is .08. He was also charged for having an open container due to Oakland City Officer Mike McGregor and Depu- ty Zach Lienemann finding two empty bottles of Fire- ball Whiskey and an emp- ty bottle of Caliber Vodka. He was also charged with speeding. Cruelty warrant nets drug charges Police arrested Jesse Wilkerson of Princeton, on misdemeanor drug charges while advising him of an ac- tive arrest warrant May 26; he plead guilty to posses- sion of marijuana and par- aphernalia May 31. Those charges were reduced to time served. At that time he also plead guilty to the original cruelty to animal charge and was ordered to pay $545 restitution to the Gibson County Animal Ser- vices. While police were advis- ing Wilkerson of his animal cruelty warrant, he pulled a Ziploc bag of a leafy sub- stance and a Craftsman socket with burnt sub- stance on it. The substance field tested positive for mar- ijuana. Princeton Police and Gib- son County Sheriff's Office worked together to make the arrest. Martin arrested after breaking window A Princeton man who has been living in a yard barn on Hart Street for a year was charged with more than $4,000 damage to area win- dows May 24, the second of his charges this month. According to the proba- ble cause affidavit, Kend- ell Martin of Princeton was charged with three counts of criminal mischief that be- gan when a Menards em- ployee discovered three damaged windows on May 21 at their Richland Creek Drive address. Audio and video recordings indicate Martin had broken the win- dows at 1:22 a.m. May 20. Martin was made to sign a letter indicating he could no longer go to Menards, as well as being brought to the Princeton Police Dept. to be questioned about other busi- nesses vandalized by rocks through their windows. Martin told police he threw the rocks at Menards, at the Gibson County Visi- tor's and Tourism Bureau and at McDonalds. Total costs were estimat- ed at $4,529. He was previously charged with theft in con- nection with an April 27 in- cident on Prince Street. A Ring doorbell cam- era appeared to show Mar- tin taking a package from Shoe Carnival. Martin told police he'd been told to take the package because it was an old house. The package was re- turned to the owner. Man stopped going 97 mph in Fort Branch Tommy Buggs, Jr., Evans- ville, was charged with driv- ing while being an habitu- al traffic violator, posses- sion of marijuana, refus- al to identify himself, false informing and reckless driving after police say they clocked Buggs going 97 miles per hour May 15 through Fort Branch. He was found to also be violating his home deten- tion at that time. The driver first identified himself as Malik Hudson, but was identified through tattoos and other features as being Buggs. The smell of marijuana led police to search the ve- hicle and find a clear glass jar that tested positive for marijuana, an ID for Tom- my Buggs, Jr., under the seat, and marijuana ciga- rettes. Hazleton woman charged with battery Wendi Wright, Hazleton, 48, was charged with felony battery on a person who is less than 14 after two juve- niles allegedly antagonized her, her mother and her dog May 30. Her bond was set at $750 and an initial hearing set for June 14. According to the probable cause affidavit, police had been called once already to the Wright home because a 12-year-old and a 16 -year- old were across the street yelling "come on" and "let's do this" as well as saying vulgar phrases to Wright and her mother. According to the report, they were also making obscene hand ges- tures and hitting their fists into their hands. Police advised Wright as to the process to file a pro- tective order. Later that af- ternoon, Wright's dog got loose. According to both parties, the children were pretend- ing to shoot the dog with fin- ger guns. Wright said the children were also yelling obscene comments, and that they charged her and she ran to- ward her property. According to Wright's son, the 12-year old grabbed Wright's hair bringing both of them down. According to the chil- dren, Wright brought the 12-year-old down. The 16 -year-old attempt- ed to remove Wright from the 12-year-old, leading to an additional fight between Wright and the older juve- nile. The 16 -year-old was hit in the face and could not move her ring finger according to the report. She was trans- ported to Deaconness. The younger juvenile did not re- quire transport. Oakland City man charged with battery Oakland City Police ar- rested William Lark Tay- lor, 50, of Oakland City, on charges of domestic battery causing serious bodily inju- ry after they responded to a 911 call of an elderly woman falling from her bicycle and hitting her head. According to the proba- ble cause affidavit, around 5 p.m. May 23 police arrived on Harrison Street to assist Theresa McFeters, who told them she'd been pushed by Taylor, her boyfriend, who sent her for cigarettes then accused her of cheating when she went to get them. McFeters left for a walk to get away, and Taylor al- legedly followed her on his bicycle continuing to ar- gue. He then threw a cup at McFeters, rode up be- side her, yanked her back- pack backwards causing it to tear and her to fall and strike her head on the side- walk. According to police, blood was present on her face, cheeks, eyes and up to her hairline. She had a knot and laceration above her left eye. A passerby tried to aid the woman, but left be- cause Taylor continued be- ing belligerent and abusive, according to police. Witnesses inside a vehi- cle 100 yards away heard the screaming as well. Taylor told police, post-Miranda warning, that he did not hit her, but did gr- ab and tear her backpack. Three arrested after tip-off in Owensville Police arrested Tina Win- emiller, Daniel Farah and Alyca Winemiller following the investigation of a May 1 tip. "A LOT and I mean A LOT of drug activity is going on at the end of Third Street in Owensville," the tip to po- lice read, and it followed up saying it was the female who lived there who was the pri- marily one involved in the drug activity, and it had been happening for three to four years. A fter the tip police watched the residence and May 16, Indiana State Police observed the car leave the residence, and fail to signal going from Third to Brum- mitt Street. The driver, Tina Wine- miller, was suspected of impairment after failing field sobriety tests. She has 23 previous drug-related charges. Daughter Alyca Winemi- ller arrived after and yelled at police, making what they called exaggerated body movements and exhibit- ing rage that the officer be- lieved consistent with the use of a stimulant drug. Alyca Winemiller was lat- er arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. She has eight previous drug charges, including selling methamphetamine. Marshal Rodger Leis- ter was investigating Dan- iel Farah, who was a person of interest spending time at the house. Farah had a pre- vious methamphetamine conviction buying from Ow- ensville resident Tresa Ste- phens White. The police continued to observe the home, where cars were arriving and leav- ing. The Indiana State Police, Gibson County Sheriff's Of- fice and Owensville Police received a search warrant for the home, knocked, and entered the home. Police discovered mar- ijuana and paraphernalia and contacted DCS, due to Winemiller's child being present. •Tina Winemiller was charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated, and with expired plates. •Alyca Winemiller was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, endangering a person, pos- session of methamphet- amine, possession of mari- juana, and possession of par- aphernalia. •Daniel Farah was charged with possession of methamphetamine, posses- sion of marijuana and pos- session of paraphernalia. Man charged with OVWI post-crash Brandon Pinkston was charged with operating while intoxicated with a pri- or conviction after a May 29 accident that caused injuries on Broadway, in Princeton. Princeton Police Offi- cer Jeremy Robb witnessed the accident and the driv- er Pinkston driving before- hand in what he called a reckless manner. A porta- ble breath test put Pinkston at .28 BAC. His driver's li- cense was since suspended. Man charged with disorderly conduct Devin Hurst, of Prince- ton, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement May 27 after Princeton Po- lice Dept. informed him his inoperable vehicle would be towed from the public street. According to the proba- ble cause, Hurst was noti- fied May 17 his truck was in violation, as it was parked on Seminary with expired plates, a disabled engine and flat tires, and he had 10 days to move it. When Hurst was told the vehicle was being towed he threw his energy to the ground and it exploded. Police removed to their vehicle to allow him to cool down, after which Hurst be- gan to punch the window of his vehicle, and did not de- sist when advised to stop. Man accused of attempting to run over sister Larry Hensley faces mul- tiple charges in association with a string of incidents be- ginning April 15 with an in- cident of criminal reckless- ness with a deadly weapon. According to the Gibson County Sheriff's Office affi- davit, deputies were called to a CR 325 W residence, where they found the front yard strewed with belong- ings of people that lived in the home, windows and doors shattered, broken items scattered across the floor, a bottle of liquid choc- olate sprayed across the floor and covering clothing, bed and furniture. The sister of Hensley told police he had torn up the house then attempted to run her over with his ve- hicle. Tire marks were visi- ble down the driveway then a Frontier Communications telephone box and Marshall Disposal trash can were de- stroyed. Hensley's mother and sis- ter took out temporary pro- tective orders that were then, according to the Sher- iff's Office affidavit, violated on April 24, when Hensley allegedly called his sister from Crosspointe and left a voicemail that if she ap- peared in court April 25 or took his dog to be neutered she would be arrested. He left another voicemail say- ing she owed him $40,000. Police advised Crosspointe of the protective order. Hensley was charged with invasion of privacy again April 27, telling his sister to leave his house. He was charged with invasion of pri- vacy again after a call May 1 saying he would tear down the home. Man arrested after reversing on Ind. 64 Anthony Apodaca was ar- rested on May 21 on charges of operating while intoxicat- ed and May 27 on charges of possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. According to the Gibson County Sheriff's Office re- port, the driver was west- bound on Ind. 64, and, when he saw the marked police car, he came to a full stop and began to back up in the roadway. The officer pulled Apoda- ca over, and smelled alcohol- ic beverage coming from the suspect, who registered .09 on a blood alcohol test per- formed at Deaconess, as well as positive for metham- phetamine, amphetamine and THC. Six days later Princeton Police Department stopped Apodaca for running a red light, when they smelled burnt marijuana in the car, found a leafy substance that field tested positive for mari- juana, a pen the subject said he smoked it from and two bottles of unidentified pills. He has two 2021 drug con- victions and a 2018 convic- tion. Fort Branch man arrested on OWI charges A tip about a reckless driver ended in operating while intoxicated charges in Fort Branch May 22. According to the prob- able cause affidavit, a call to dispatch described a di- lapidated gray vehicle driv- ing in the left lane on US - 41 and not allowing people to pass. The Indiana State Police pulled over a vehicle match- ing the description: dent- ed, missing a rear bumper, with the license plate at- tached by a string, at Oak Street. Police observed white res- idue on driver Timothy Dun- kel, of Mount Carmel, Ill. Dunkel told police he smoked methamphetamine a few days ago, but was on prescribed medications and energy pills from the gas station. He failed field sobriety tests, and was transported to Deaconess Gibson for a blood draw and urine test. He tested positive for am- phetamines and metham- phetamines. He was charged with op- erating a vehicle while in- toxicated with a prior con- viction due to a drug con- viction in January of 2021. 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