On September 3, 2025, at approximately 6:44 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a person being struck by a White Cadillac at a residence in the 6600 block of South State Road 57. The reporting party advised that the vehicle then drove away at a high rate of speed. Multiple law enforcement Officers were dispatched to the area, and upon arriving Deputy Wes Baumgart spoke with the person who had been struck by the vehicle, and they were able to give the name of the person driving and information about where to find the person. After gathering statements from witnesses on scene Deputy Baumgart located the vehicle, a White 2002 Cadillac passenger car in the Lighthouse Christian Church parking lot. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Baumgart identified the driver as the suspect, 55-year-old Stephanie Scott of rural Oakland City. At that point Deputy Baumgart continued his investigation into the incident. At the finish of his inquiry, he placed Ms. Scott into custody and transported her to the Gibson County Detention Center. Upon arriving at the detention center Ms. Scott was charged with Battery With a Deadly Weapon, Possession of Marijuana, Criminal Recklessness With a Deadly Weapon, and Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated.
Sgt. Loren Barchett and Eric Powell of the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office assisted Deputy Baumgart in his investigation. Oakland City Officer Mike McGregor also assisted in this investigation.
The person who was struck was not seriously injured.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
