Deputies, troopers and emergency crews responded to several crashes in the area over Oct. 23 and Oct. 24, according to the call log. Callers reported that an 18-wheeler was involved in a crash on Highway 79N and was on fire. EMS took one patient to the ER from that scene. On Highway 149, a driver was taken to the ER after a crash with a deer.
On Oct. 24, deputies were called to a single-vehicle crash on Loop 436 in Carthage. The log said the driver became combative during the investigation and was arrested after a TASER was deployed.
On Highway 79N, a driver told deputies that another driver fired shots during a road rage incident. The log said the driver gave inconsistent statements and no evidence was found that shots were fired. Deputies also located a runaway juvenile and released him to a parent.