On November 13, 2025, at 1:56 p.m. Deputy Michael Bates conducted a traffic stop on a Black 2009 Chevy Traverse after observing a moving violation near the intersection of County Road 350 North and County Road 875 West. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputies Michael Bates and U.B. Smith detected multiple clues that illegal drugs were possibly inside the vehicle. At that point they began a roadside drug investigation that resulted in the arrest of 45-year-old Paul Spade of Mount Carmel. Mr. Spade was transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Possession of Methamphetamines, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
