On November 1, 2025, at 9:50 p.m. Gibson County Deputy Wyatt Hunt conducted a traffic stop on a Gold 1985 Lincoln Town Car failing to maintain it’s lane of travel on State Road 165 near Johnson. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Hunt identified the driver as 64-year-old Joesph Silver of Haubstadt. While speaking with Mr. Silver Deputy Hunt observed multiple clues that the driver was under the influence of an unknown intoxicant. At that point Deputy Hunt began a roadside OWI investigation. At the conclusion of the investigation Mr. Silver was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated/ Refusal, Possession of Methamphetamines, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of a Hypodermic Needle, and Resisting Law Enforcement.
Deputy Hunt was assisted in his investigation by Deputies Wes Baumgart, Eric Powell, and Sgt. Loren Barchett. Owensville Officer Steven Parker also assisted in this investigation.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
