On August 14, 2023, at 1:58 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a disturbance in the 400 block of South West Street in Haubstadt. Deputies with the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Fort Branch Police Chief were dispatched to the scene. Upon arriving the parties were separated and an investigation was conducted. At the end of their investigation Deputy Jennifer Loesch placed 18 year old Callie Matthews of Haubstadt into custody and transported her to the Gibson County Jail. Upon arriving at the jail Ms. Matthews was charged with Battery, Minor Consumption/Possession, Criminal Mischief, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident. She remains in custody on a $650 bond.
Assisting Deputy Loesch in her investigation was Deputies Jennifer Robb and Bryan Small. Also assisting in the investigation was Fort Branch Police Chief Darrell Parker.
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