Highland County Sheriff's Report

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of July 20-26, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 384 911 calls, answered 152 requests for service, dispatched 112 fire and EMS runs, took 43 offense reports and investigated five traffic crashes.

At 11:29 p.m. on July 20, an employee of a Marshall business came to the Highland County Justice Center to report a counterfeit $20 bill that was passed at the business sometime that day. The employee filled out a statement and turned the fake bill over to a deputy, who is currently investigating the incident.

A 911 call was received by Highland County dispatchers at 12:28 a.m. on July 21 from the 6000 block of McCoppin Mill Road. The caller reported a 22-year-old female had destroyed a television and was fighting with her boyfriend. Deputies responded and arrested Megan P. Davis of Hillsboro. Davis was charged with one count of criminal damaging.

A Lynchburg resident called the Sheriff’s Office at 5:05 p.m. on July 22 to report a domestic argument at a Dana Avenue residence. A male and female were arguing, and some property was destroyed. A criminal damaging warrant was filed on the male suspect, and the incident remains under investigation.

At 6:26 p.m. on July 25, a Rainbow Lane resident called the Sheriff’s Office to report she and her granddaughter were in a fight. Deputies arrived on scene and spoke to all involved. No evidence of assault was found, and neither party was charged in the incident.

The Hillsboro Police Department called the Sheriff’s Office at 1:14 a.m. on July 26 after they received a report of a suspicious person at storage units on state Route 73. A deputy and Hillsboro police officer checked the area and spoke to the original caller, but no person was located.