On August 9, 2023, at 1:32 a.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a disturbance involving two adults that was occurring in the 3300 block of West Mary Roberts Drive near Princeton. Deputies with the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Princeton Police Department were dispatched to the scene. Upon arriving Deputy Wyatt Hunt with the assistance of other officer separated all the involved parties so he could begin an investigation into the incident. Upon receiving statements from all parties involved he placed 41 year old Nathan Simpson into custody and transported him to the Gibson County Jail. Deputy Hunt charged Mr. Simpson with Battery with Serious Bodily Injury, Strangulation, Battery in the Presence of a Child, Possession of Paraphernalia, and Operating a Vehicle While a Habitual Traffic Violator. He remains in custody on a $1,250 bond.
Assisting Deputy Hunt in his investigation was Deputy Bart Wagner and Princeton Officer Nick Rainey and Zach Strickland.
All Criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
