On October 26, 2025, at 05:23 a.m. Gibson County Deputy Michael Bates conducted a traffic stop on a White 2019 Chevy Silverado for speeding on State Road 64 West of Princeton. Upon stopping the vehicle near the entrance of Goodwill Deputy Bates detected multiple clues that the driver 45-year-old Christopher Howell of Paoli was under the influence of an unknown intoxicant. At that Deputy Bates began a roadside OWI investigation that resulted in Mr. Howell being taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center. Upon arriving at the detention center Mr. Howell was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Possession of Methamphetamines, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia.
Princeton Officers Jason Swan, Brandt George, Logan Lashbrook and Jackie Wood 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.
