GIBSON/MONROE COUNTY – Tuesday morning, February 17, at approximately 9:49 a.m., Senior Trooper Jeremy Cox was patrolling I-69 near the 117 mile-marker when he attempted to stop the driver of a blue 2022 Chevrolet Silverado for driving 83 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone.
The driver refused to stop and continued south on I-69, reaching speeds over 100 mph.
On several occasions during the chase, troopers observed the driver, Geonovan M. Bailey, 27, of Evansville, and his passenger, Tiona E. Monie Sullivan, 25, of Evansville, discard a substance from the inside of the vehicle.
Indiana State Police and Gibson County Sheriff’s Deputies deployed stop sticks near the 39-mile marker, which deflated at least two tires on the Chevrolet Silverado. The driver continued south at a slower speed until another trooper performed a successful Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) near the 25-mile marker, causing the Chevrolet Silverado to leave the roadway and come to a final rest in the median., The driver and passenger were arrested without further incident and taken to the Monroe County Jail on charges of possession of meth, resisting law enforcement, and obstruction of justice.
Troopers found a small amount of suspected meth inside the truck.
This is an ongoing investigation.
Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
