On June 10, 2020, at 5:53 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a rolling disturbance inside a vehicle. Upon locating one of the parties an interview was conducted and it was determined that a battery had possibly occurred. Upon locating the other party 36-year-old Brandon Pegram of Fort Branch he began to resist law enforcement officers and was taken into custody. During a pat down of Mr. Pegram drug paraphernalia as well as Methamphetamines were found on his person. At the conclusion of his investigation Deputy U.B. Smith transported Mr. Pegram to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Battery, Criminal Confinement, Possession of Paraphernalia, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Resisting Law Enforcement, Possession of Methamphetamines, and Interference in the Reporting of a Crime. He has since posted a $1250 bond.
Assisting Deputy Smith in his investigation was Deputies from the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Branch Police Department, and the Princeton Police Department.
All Criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
