On March 20, 2026, at 6:32 p.m. Deputy Wyatt Hunt conducted a traffic stop on a Blue 2019 Buick Encore after observing it speeding on North Main Street in Princeton. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Hunt detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the driver 21-year-old Shawna Shoultz of rural Patoka. At that point Deputy Hunt began a roadside DUI investigation that resulted in Ms. Shoultz being taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center. Upon arriving at the detention center the driver was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated.
Deputy Hunt was assisted in his investigation Sgt. Loren Barchett, Deputy Wes Baumgart, and Princeton Officer Matthew Perry.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
