On January 31, 2019, at 9:25 a.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a suspicious person at a residence in the 5000 block of South 225 West. Upon arriving Deputy Jennifer Loesch located 27 year old Charlene Read of Bellmont, Illinois inside an out building near the residence. At that point Deputy Loesch began an investigation into the incident and discovered that Ms. Read and a friend identified as 52 year old Timothy Herring of Grayville, Illinois had wrecked an Orange 2015 Jeep Cherokee in the area and entered the property without the owner’s permission. During Deputy Loesch’s investigation Mr. Herring returned to the scene in a vehicle driven by 47 year old Bruce Brady of Fort Branch. At that point Deputy Loesch finished her investigation before taking Ms. Read and Mr. Herring into custody. Deputy Lienemann also placed Mr. Brady into custody after running him through the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and discovered that he ha d never received a valid operator’s license.
Upon arriving at the Gibson County Jail Mr. Herring was charged with Trespassing. He remains in custody on a $1300 bond. Ms. Read was charged with Trespassing, Possession of Paraphernalia, and Possession of Marijuana. She also remains in custody on a $1300 bond.
Bruce Brady was charged with Operator Never Licensed and he has since posted a $450 bond.
Assisting Deputy Loesch and Deputy Lienemann in their investigations was Conservation Officer Duane Englert.
All Criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
