On August 19, 2020, at 6:25 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch placed a Be On the LookOut (BOLO) on a Whie 2004 Ford F150 that was traveling Eastbound on State Road 64 and was coming into Princeton and was allegedly driving recklessly. Deputy Loren Barchett was in the area and observed a vehicle matching that description fail to signal their turn off of Broadway and into the Asian Star Parking Lot. At that point Deputy Barchett conducted a traffic stop in the restaurant parking lot During the traffic stop Deputy Barchett observed that the driver was not responding to his questions, was having trouble concentrating, and was not producing the proper paperwork when asked. When the driver finally produced a driver’s license the name and picture did not match the driver.

At that point Deputy Barchett asked the driver to shut their vehicle off. Deputy Barchett then went back to his vehicle and requested additional units. While waiting on the additional units the driver restarted the vehicle fleeing the scene. Deputy Barchett immediately radioed dispatch of the pursuit and began chasing the vehicle as it fled into the city of Princeton and up State Road 65 to the Pike Gibson County Line. It was at that point the driver of the Ford F150 wrecked and the driver who was identified as 32-year-old Donald Forbes of Kankakee, Illinois was taken into custody. While fleeing from law enforcement Mr. Forbes both a Princeton Police Vehicle and Deputy Barchett’s police vehicle. After a roadside investigation Mr. Forbes was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Jail.

Upon arriving at the Gibson County Jail Mr. Forbes was charged with: - Criminal Recklessness - Refusal to Identify Self On a Traffic Stop - Unlawful Possession of a Syringe - Possession of a Legend Drug - Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated - Resisting Arrest with a Vehicle - Resisting Law Enforcement.

Mr. Forbes remains in custody on a $1500 bond. NO officers were injured during this incident.

Deputy Barchett was assisted in this investigation by officers from the Gibson County Sheriff's Office, Princeton Police Department, and Indiana State Police.

All Criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.