Jury selection is set to begin Monday morning in Wabash County Circuit Court in the case of 33-year-old Devin Brittain of Evansville.
Brittain faces seven charges, including four felony counts. The most serious charges are Class 2 felonies of aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery on a peace officer. Other charges include two counts of criminal damage to property and three additional aggravated battery counts.
According to Wabash County Sheriff J. Derek Morgan, Brittain was arrested in Evansville, Indiana, on the morning of August 27th, 2025, at approximately 6:27 a.m. Officers and deputies from the Evansville Police Department, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force located and apprehended Brittain without incident.
Brittain was wanted on an active Wabash County, Illinois warrant. Sheriff Morgan credited a coordinated, multi-agency effort for the successful arrest. He has entered not guilty pleas to all charges.
The case will proceed with jury selection beginning Monday.
