On September 19, 2024, at 9:37 a.m. Gibson County Deputies Levi Sims and Quinten Might went to a residence in the 8200 block of East 550 South to serve an arrest warrant on 40 year old Amanda Pemberton of Oakland City for a probation violation on her original Possession of Amphetamine charge. Upon arriving at the residence Deputy Sims made contact with Ms. Pemberton and informed her she had a warrant for her arrest. During that conversation Ms. Pemberton attempted to flee from Deputy Sims. Deputy Sims quickly secured Ms. Pemberton and placed her into custody and transported her to the Gibson County Jail where she was charged with Resisting Law Enforcement/Fleeing. She was also booked in on the existing outstanding arrest warrant.
Assisting Deputies Sims and Might in this incident was Oakland City Police Chief Tim Gaines.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
