This interview was recorded Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Henderson County Justice Center.

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In this week's Sheriff's Report, Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse discusses a shooting incident, thefts of trucks and construction equipment and materials, another arrest in the ID theft case, and the Deputies of the Quarter.

I. Stats (0:35)

There are currently 441 inmates in the Henderson County Jail with 110 of those being out-of-county contract inmates.

II. Shooting (1:25)

The Sheriff's Office investigated reports of a disturbance in the Golden Oaks Subdivision on Saturday, Dec. 4.

The investigation showed the incident began as a family disturbance where one man allegedly shot at another man. Afterward, the shooter went through the neighborhood shooting at residences.

The suspect was arrested and charged with multiple felony offenses.

Luckily, nobody was injured in the incident.

III. Property Theft (3:54)

Last week, Sheriff Hillhouse reported that Ford F250's were being stolen. This week, he said the thefts have expanded to other trucks, mostly of the four-door variety.

In addition, Sheriff Hillhouse reported that there has been an increase in thefts at construction sites. Material and equipment are being stolen.

The Sheriff reminded residents to protect themselves by securing their equipment. He also suggested installing video cameras.

"Cameras are cheap now," he said, "and if you can put up any type of surveillance it will help us."

IV. Another Fuel/ID Theft Arrest (9:00)

Recently, an arrest triggered by a fuel theft led to the discovery of a stolen identity ring. This week, deputies were able to make another arrest in that case.

"He's going to be tied into the same suspects we arrested a couple of weeks ago," Sheriff Hillhouse said.

In the first arrest, deputies found 64 instances of fake credit cards with stolen identities. This week's arrest turned up 12 more instances of stolen identity.

The Henderson County Sheriff's Office is working with other law enforcement throughout the state and into Oklahoma on this case.

"The investigation is just getting larger," Sheriff Hillhouse said.

V. Deputies of the Quarter (13:17)

Sheriff Hillhouse named the Deputies of the Quarter Wednesday morning. The following is from the Sheriff's Office Facebook Page:

Sheriff Botie Hillhouse had the honor this morning to recognize the Deputies of the 4th quarter for 2021. Investigator Cayce Hampton was named Deputy of the Quarter. Communications Officer Sarah Nutt was named Dispatcher of the quarter. Detention Officer Laurie Shelley was named Detention Officer of the quarter. They all have gone above and beyond serving the citizen of Henderson County and Sheriff Hillhouse wanted to say thank you to each of them for their service.

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