On January 14, 2025, at 8:31 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a request for a welfare check in the 2400 block of East State Road 64 of an individual. Upon arriving on scene officers observed obvious signs that a physical altercation had just occurred. At that point both parties were separated and an investigation was conducted. At the conclusion of their investigation Deputy Wes Baumgart placed 47 year old T.W. Hunt Jr. of Princeton into custody and transported him to the Gibson County Jail. Upon arriving at the jail Mr. Hunt was charged with Strangulation and Battery.
Assisting Deputy Baumgart in his investigation were Deputies Michael Owens, Bart Wagner, and Sgt. Loren Barchett. Also assisting in the investigation were Princeton Officers David Jones, Matt Perry, and Jeremy Robb.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
