On June 28, 2025, at 12:48 p.m. Deputy Jim Tucker conducted a traffic stop on a 2025 Black Toyota Tacoma for speeding on US 41 in the construction zone located north of Kings Mine Exit. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Tucker detected the odor of burnt Marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. At that point a roadside drug investigation was conducted. At the conclusion of the investigation, Deputy Tucker placed 29-year-old Wayne Jefferson of Vincennes and 28-year-old Shantel Jefferson of Evansville into custody and transported them to the Gibson County Detention Center. Upon arriving at the Detention Center both individuals were charged with Neglect of a Dependent, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia.
Deputies Bryan Small and Quinten Might assisted Deputy Tucker in his investigation.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
