On April 26, 2025, at approximately 12:10 a.m., a property damage accident was reported on CR 550 E near CR 250 S. Gibson County Sgt. John Fischer arrived at the scene to find a 2000 Jeep stuck in a ditch on the west side of the roadway. He identified the driver as 19-year-old Shane Bausch of Patoka, Indiana.
Sgt. Fischer conducted a roadside investigation and found probable cause to believe that Mr. Bausch had operated a vehicle while intoxicated. At the conclusion of the investigation, Mr. Bausch was charged with the following offenses:
Operating a vehicle while intoxicated with endangerment
Possession of marijuana
Possession of paraphernalia
Minor consumption
Battery on a law enforcement officer
Resisting arrest
Battery on law enforcement officers by bodily waste
The arresting officer was Sgt. John Fischer, who was assisted by Deputy Levi Sims, Deaconess Gibson Officer Jeff Hill, and Princeton Police Sgt. Ben Kiesel.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
