On September 29, 2021, at 4:10 p.m. Gibson County Deputy Zach Lienemann conducted a traffic stop on a Silver Ford SUV on Old State Road 65 near County Road 225 South. Deputy Lienemann identified the driver as 34-year-old Samantha Wathen of Owensville. During a roadside investigation Deputy Lienemann ran Ms. Wathen through the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and discovered the Ms. Wathen’s operators license was suspended on a prior driving while suspended conviction. At that point Deputy Lienemann placed Ms. Wathen into custody and transported her to the Gibson County Jail. Upon arriving at the Gibson County Jail Ms. Wathen was charged with Driving While Suspended/Prior. She has since posted a $250 bond.

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