Man Threatens to Drive Car into House and Burn it Down
Officers dealt with multiple cases of people flipping out on Saturday evening. At 8:30 pm, a Sciotoville caller reported a drunk woman was destroying things inside a home and had hit herself in the head with a hammer.
Police and EMS responded to the scene, but the woman refused treatment.
At 11:43 pm, a Portsmouth caller said that a male friend was destroying her house and threatening to drive his car through the home and burn it down. The woman said the incident began when he would not allow her to get her phone and that the man was already on probation. Officers spoke to the man, and he left without incident.
Man Arrested For Assaulting Wife
Just before 1 am, a woman contacted 911 to say that her husband had hit her.
When police arrived on the scene, they took a man into custody. Police reported he was uncooperative when they attempted to take his fingerprint.
Police booked him into the Scioto County Jail.
Horse Put Down on Bloom Furnace Road
A sad end to yet another case of an animal getting loose in the county. At 2 pm, a caller reported that a horse had been running loose in the area of Bloom Furnace Road for several days. The caller said the animal was not injured and appeared to have a broken leg, and was lying in the barn. They said the owner had not sought any medical help for the horse.
Deputies spoke to the horse’s owner, and she agreed to send a vet to the barn. However, the owner did not come to the location. The vet had issues with the family in the past and requested that a deputy stand by. The vet determined the best course of action was to put the horse down, and that happened without incident.
