On November 9, 2023, at 12:39 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch advised Deputy Bryan Small and Sheriff Bruce Vanoven of a possible battery in progress on Town Hall Street in Patoka, Indiana. Upon arriving on scene Deputy Small located all parties involved and conducted an investigation into the incident. At the conclusion of his investigation 31 year old Jesse Bullington of Patoka was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Jail. Upon arriving at the jail Mr. Bullington was charged with Battery with a Prior Unrelated Conviction. He remains in custody on a $750 bond.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
