A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a crash in the Linton area in early February, but the driver had left the scene. When the driver was located, the deputy told him he was there to talk to him about the crash he was involved in earlier. The driver replied, “Which one?”

Stephen Jarrett Wayne Gibson, mug shot from arrest in early February

Steven Jarrett Wayne Gibson, 31, Linton, is accused of driving a vehicle into a ditch back on Thursday, February 4, when he did not possess a valid license to drive.

On that Thursday at 5:39 p.m., a caller reported a crash on County Road 150 North, west of County Road 1300 West, Linton. The caller said the driver was out of the vehicle and was walking around but appeared to be intoxicated.

Deputy Jordan Allor of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched but on the way, he requested assistance from the Linton Police Department. LPD Officer Adam King responded and after he arrived on the scene, he discovered a woman had given the driver a ride and the driver had left the scene.

When Deputy Allor arrived on the scene, he found a gray 2003 Toyota passenger car in the ditch, facing east on the north side of the road. Deputy Allor suspected Gibson was the driver and while the deputy was on the scene, a family member of Gibson’s arrived and said they were there to get the car, and that Gibson drove the car into the ditch.

Deputy Allor was also able to locate the woman who gave Gibson a ride, and then located Gibson at a residence in Linton.

When Deputy Allor arrived at the residence to talk to Gibson, he told Gibson he was there to talk to him about the accident he was involved in earlier. Gibson said, “Which one?”

Deputy Allor told Gibson the accident that had just occurred and Gibson allegedly said he had a person with a license driving the car and the embankment went out and the car went off the road. Deputy Allor reported Gibson exhibited signs of impairment. Gibson refused to say who was driving the vehicle.

According to Deputy Allor, Gibson’s driver’s license was suspended with a prior conviction for driving while suspended in 2017. He is not currently eligible for a driver’s license.

Gibson was not arrested at the time but information from the incident was submitted to the prosecutor’s office and a criminal case was filed against Gibson last Thursday.

Gibson is facing a preliminary charge of driving while suspended – a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years, a Class A misdemeanor.

A summons has been issued ordering Gibson to appear in Greene Superior Court in April for an initial hearing.