On December 24, 2020, at 12:58 a.m. Gibson County Deputy U.B. Smith conducted a traffic stop on a Gray Ford Focus on Old US Highway 41 near County Road 150 South. During a roadside investigation 35-year-old Meghan Wahl of Evansville who was a passenger in the vehicle provided a false name to Deputy Smith in an attempt to elude an outstanding Felony arrest warrant out of Vanderburgh County. Upon learning Ms. Wahl’s true identity Deputy Smith placed Ms. Wahl into custody and transported her to the Gibson County Jail. Upon arriving at the jail Ms. Wahl was charged with False Informing. She is being held without bond on this charge and the outstanding Felony Warrant out of Vanderburgh County.

Assisting Deputy Smith in his investigation was Princeton Officers Ben Kiesel and Craig Zurliene.

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