On November 2, 2025, at 1:12 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 report of an unresponsive driver in a Black Honda Civic near State Road 165 and County Road 925 South. Deputy Wes Baumgart arrived on scene and located the vehicle and upon speaking to the driver 44-year-old Bentley Brown of Evansville, Deputy Baumgart detected multiple clues that Mr. Brown was under the influence of an unknown intoxicant. At that point Deputy Baumgart began a roadside OWI investigation that resulted in Mr. Brown being taken into custody. Mr. Brown was transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Deputy Bryan Small assisted Deputy Baumgart in his investigation.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
