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On August 22, 2024, at 11:39 p.m. Deputy Wyatt Hunt conducted a traffic stop on a 2012 Dodge Journey for speeding on Broadway near US 41 in Princeton.  Deputy Hunt conducted the traffic stop in the parking lot of Marathon Fastbreak located at 3010 West Broadway, and upon approaching the vehicle he identified the driver as 44 year old Nicolette Whitfield of Princeton.  While speaking with Ms. Whitfield Deputy Hunt detected clues that she was under the influence of an unknown intoxicant.  At that point Deputy Hunt began a roadside OWI investigation.  Once the investigation was completed Deputy Hunt placed Ms. Whitfield into custody and transported her to the Gibson County Jail where she was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and Possession of Methamphetamines.
 
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