Highland County Sheriff's Report

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Sept. 7-13, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 363 911 calls, answered 138 requests for service, dispatched 120 fire and EMS runs, took 32 offense reports and investigated three traffic crashes.

On Sept. 7 at 12:40 p.m., several citizens from Loch Ness Drive in Paint Township called the Sheriff’s Office to report a domestic disturbance. A deputy was dispatched to the scene to investigate. Upon speaking to several witnesses, it was determined that an assault had taken place, and Todd M. Wheeler of Hillsboro was arrested for one count of domestic violence.

Deputies were dispatched to investigate a burglary at a Hollowtown Road residence at 2:20 p.m. on Sept. 9. The homeowner called after returning home to find the front door had been forcibly entered and several firearms were missing. A report was taken, and photographic evidence was collected. This incident remains under investigation.

A Fenner Road resident called the Sheriff’s Office at 2 a.m. on Sept. 11 after hearing strange noises coming from the area near her garage. A deputy responded to the scene and checked around the garage and the home. Nothing suspicious was located, and all doors and windows were found to be secure.

On Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a female involved in a fight with her boyfriend while driving west on state Route 73 near Diven Road. Deputies were dispatched to the scene and located the vehicle and suspects stopped near East Welcome Road. Two males and one female were transported from the vehicle to the Justice Center, while a third male was found walking westbound along state Route 73. Rodney Lee Rollins, 45, of Wilmington was charged with one count of domestic violence. Michelle Lynn Howard, 48, of Wilmington was charged with one count of domestic violence and OVI. Both are scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 14 in Hillsboro Municipal Court.