On January 12, 2025, AT 3:08 p.m. Gibson County Deputy Eric Powell conducted a traffic stop on a Black Chevy Impala traveling in excess of 90 mph on Interstate 69 near the 34.5 mile marker near Oakland City.  Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Powell detected clues that the driver 59 year old Dwight Weedon of Bloomfield, Indiana might be under the influence of an unknown intoxicant.  At that point Deputy Powell began a roadside OWI investigation.  At the conclusion of his investigation he placed Mr. Weedon into custody and transported him to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia. 
 
Assisting Deputy Powell in his investigation was Sgt. Loren Barchett, Deputies Wes Baumgart and Wyatt Hunt, and 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.