Princeton man arrested on drug charge
On May 5, 2021, at 9:44 a.m. Officers from the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office and the Princeton Police Department went to a residence in the 300 block of South Gibson Street in Princeton to serve an arrest warrant. Upon arriving at the residence Deputy Jennifer Loesch detected the odor of burnt Marijuana coming from the residence. Upon speaking with 28-year-old Jalen Packer who was at the residence a small amount of Marijuana was found. Deputy Jennifer Loesch applied for a search warrant of the residence and upon obtaining a judge’s signature a search of the residence was conducted. Mr. Packer was transported to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Dealing Marijuana. He has since posted a $750 bond.
Assisting Deputy Loesch in her investigation was Sergeant Bruce Vanoven and Deputy Quinten Might. Also assisting in the investigation were Princeton Officers Jason Swan and Dan Goedde.
All Criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.