Amanda Thompson, 35, of Springville, faces preliminary charges of operating while intoxicated (OWI), OWI with a controlled substance, OWI endangerment, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.[1] She was arrested in Bedford, Indiana, early on Sunday 25 October 2026 after police saw her vehicle strike a curb.[1] The arrest log names her as Amanda Jean Thompson, gives the arrest time as 4:28 a.m. and records the marijuana count as possession with a prior conviction.[2] Police recorded the traffic stop in the 1300 block of 7th Street, at Shorty’s Bar & Grill.[2] According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Sgt. Nick Crulo, the incident began at about 4:20 a.m.[1] Crulo was traveling north on Lincoln Avenue between 7th Street and 6 1/2 Street when he saw a dark Ford SUV drive onto and off the west-side curb and turn onto 7th Street.[1] The vehicle turned into an alley connecting 7th Street and John Williams Boulevard, parked and switched off its lights.[1] When Crulo approached, he reported smelling marijuana, and Thompson handed him a glass smoking device from the center console.[1] Asked about hitting the curb, she told the officer she “always hits curbs.”[1]
Officers noted poor balance, glassy eyes, slurred speech and the smell of alcohol on her breath, and she admitted drinking a small amount earlier in the evening.[1] A preliminary breath test gave a reading of 0.08 BrAC.[1] She was taken to IU Health Bedford for a blood draw at 5:43 a.m.[1]
Officers found a tinted pill bottle containing marijuana, which a field test confirmed.[1] Neither passenger claimed the marijuana, and Thompson told officers it was “community” marijuana given to them by someone.[1] As officers conferred, Major Emmons saw her push an item into her pants; a subsequent search found a hidden marijuana vape pen, which she admitted smoking earlier in the evening.[1] She was booked into the Lawrence County Jail, and her vehicle was released to the passengers.[1]
