Highland County Sheriff's Report
Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of July 6-12, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 338 911 calls, answered 177 requests for service, dispatched 104 fire and EMS runs, took 44 offense reports and investigated two traffic crashes.
At 11:10 p.m. on July 8, a deputy was dispatched to Beech Trail at Rocky Fork Lake to investigate a neighborhood disturbance. Callers reported a white male not wearing a shirt beating on the front door of a residence trying to instigate a fight. The male left on foot but returned a short time later to continue yelling and screaming. A deputy patrolled the area, but the suspect had left prior to his arrival. Witnesses were unable to provide any information on the identity or whereabouts of the male.
A Hillsboro man was arrested on domestic violence charges Thursday, July 9 following an altercation at a Washington Township residence. The female victim called the sheriff’s office after being assaulted by Anthony R. Caudill, 25. Deputies arrived at the Ballentine Road residence where the incident took place within eight minutes of the call and arrested Caudill. A life squad from Paint Creek Station 23 was called to treat the victim’s injuries. Caudill was transported to the Highland County Justice Center, where he remains on a parole violation from the Adult Parole Authority.
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Multiple calls reporting a domestic fight were received from the 7000 block of Hill Road on Friday, July 10 at around 4:15 p.m. Callers first reported hearing an argument before a neighbor called to say the victim and a child were inside her residence with the male suspect outside yelling and screaming. Deputies arrested Robert D. McKinney, Jr., 27, and charged him with one count of domestic violence.
A motorist driving on US 62 in Fairfield Township called the sheriff’s office Sunday, July 12 at 1:15 a.m. to report his vehicle being hit by an unknown object thrown from the ditch by several juveniles. A deputy, with assistance from a trooper from Post 14 of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, located the suspects at a nearby residence. All of the juveniles’ parents were contacted, and the matter was handed over to them to deal with at their discretion. No charges were filed.