Evansville Police Arrest Woman After Disturbance Call

Dreauna Meriwether faces charges of resisting law enforcement and battery against a public safety official following a Friday morning call on East Indiana Street.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Law Enforcement

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a plain brick municipal building facade under a pale pre-dawn sky, evoking quiet institutional process. — Evansville police arrested Dreauna Meriwether early Friday after a disturbance call on East Indiana Street and booked her into the Vanderburgh County Jail. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Evansville Police Department officers arrested Dreauna Meriwether after responding to a disturbance report at a home on East Indiana Street just before 4 a.m. Friday. She was taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail and charged with resisting law enforcement and battery against a public safety official.

Why it matters

The arrest followed a call reporting that Meriwether was refusing to leave a property and banging on the door, and it now moves into the county court process. The charges involve both resisting police and battery against a public safety official, which carry consequences for the individuals involved and for how such calls are handled in Evansville.

Dreauna Meriwether is held at the Vanderburgh County Jail on charges of resisting law enforcement and battery against a public safety official. No court date or bail amount is reported in the available information.

The players

Evansville Police Department

The municipal police agency for Evansville, Indiana, which made the arrest and is responsible for the city's law enforcement operations.

Dreauna Meriwether

The woman arrested at the East Indiana Street home and charged with resisting law enforcement and battery against a public safety official.

The details

Officers responded to a report that Meriwether was refusing to leave a home on East Indiana Street and was banging on the door. When officers asked her to come out, she shut the door, and an officer entered the screened-in porch to detain her, taking her to the ground before delivering a palm strike to her face to turn her over.

Friday, just before 4 a.m.: Police receive the disturbance call and respond to the East Indiana Street home.

Legal Context

The battery charge falls under Indiana's statutory category of offenses against public safety officials, which treats assault or battery on police as a distinct and more serious offense than ordinary battery. Charges of this kind are typically filed alongside resisting law enforcement when an encounter escalates during a detention.

Residents of the East Indiana Street area may notice a police presence following the call. The case shows how a disturbance report can escalate into criminal charges for both resisting and battery against an officer.

The takeaway

Disturbance calls can escalate quickly, and the charges filed reflect the legal consequences of physical contact during a detention. Residents who have questions about similar incidents can follow the case as it moves through the Vanderburgh County court system.