On Oct. 6, deputies, along with Byron Fire/EMS personnel, responded to the 12000 block of Kennedy Hill Rd. for a one vehicle accident. Both occupants were transported by Byron Ambulance to RMH for treatment of serious, but not life-threatening injuries. At the hospital, the driver of the vehicle, Mitchell A. Wessels, 33, of Sterling, was charged with driving under the influence and driving while license suspended, and cited for operating an uninsured vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He was released on an I-Bond. The passenger, Lucas W. Hopkins, 37, of Rockford, was cited for failure to wear seatbelt and given a civil citation for possession of drug paraphernalia. 

On Oct. 7at approximately 4:50 p.m., Ogle County deputies, along with Leaf River EMS were dispatched to 5779 West Townline Road in reference to a domestic problem. After an investigation it was learned that John Oltmanns, 58, of Leaf River, had struck his wife with his vehicle. Oltmanns was arrested for aggravated domestic battery and transported to the jail and held in lieu of bond. The victim was transported for minor injuries.