Ogle County Sheriff

Jonathon Gounaris has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Ogle County Sheriff’s Lt. Jason Ketter, shot in the face during a June 12 standoff at a rural Dixon residence, has undergone multiple surgeries and attended support group meetings in the four months since he was shot. He returned to work Tuesday.

A 12-year-old bicyclist was injured after an SUV hit them Saturday while they crossed a street in Leaf River. Their injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

Jonathon Gounaris, 32, is charged with 4 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 3 counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, 3 counts of aggravated battery and 2 counts of possession of a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification card.

Man accused of driving under the influence, combination drugs and alcohol; leaving the scene of an accident; improper lane usage; operating an uninsured vehicle; transportation of an open alcohol container; and no seat belt, according to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office.

Buckwalter's hiring follows the resignation of Sgt. Tad Dominski, who took a position with the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office in August after 10 years with Oregon.

The body of Carter McGowan was found about 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 4300 block of North Route 2 – midway between Oregon and Byron – by an individual searching for fossils along the river, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

At Tuesday’s presentation, Armor Research Company, a law enforcement equipment manufacturer based in Las Vegas, presented a new shield to replace one that took rounds during a June 12 gunfire exchange at Lost Lake.

Armor Research Company donated a new tactical shield to Ogle County after one was damaged during a gunfire exchange June 12 at Lost Lake near Dixon. Three Ogle County Emergency Response Team members were injured after taking gunfire upon entering a home.

A fitness evaluation determines if a defendant has the mental capacity to participate in their defense during court proceedings.

Gounaris is charged with shooting three members of the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team after a three-hour standoff.

Judge again denies Jonathon Gounaris' request to be released from jail as he faces attempted murder charges.

Trevor Komadina, 44, of Monroe Center, is facing two charges in connection with a 19-year-old being shot in the leg late on June 23.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office has released a critical incident briefing video that includes body camera footage and additional information about a shooting that occurred in the Lost Lake subdivision on June 12 that resulted in three deputies being shot.

First court appearance scheduled for Thursday, June 20, at the Ogle County Judicial Center in Oregon.

Sheriff Brian VanVickle presents the Ogle County Board with body camera video of last week's Lost Lake shooting.

Ogle County Sheriff's Lt. Jason Ketter was released from OSF Medical Center in Rockford on Friday, June 14, 2024, after being shot in the line of duty on Wednesday.

West Pines Road is closed from 10th Street in Oregon to South Gale Road outside the city limits after a semitruck overturned Thursday afternoon. Extrication efforts to remove the driver from the upside-down vehicle were underway as of 1:15 p.m., Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

Ogle County authorities have released the name of the man injured in a crash Monday on West Lowell Park Road.

Arrest made Monday after the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit, with the assistance of the Oregon Police Department, executed a search warrant.

An 18-year-old Mount Morris man charged with attempted murder, and who one of his purported victims said has mental health issues, was released from jail Thursday with a list of conditions he must obey to remain free, including submitting to inpatient treatment.

A 4-year-old rural Monroe Center child died Thursday in a Rockford hospital after being attacked by a dog, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday on its website.

The Handle With Care Program launched Wednesday in Ogle County, and aims to ensure that children exposed to crime, violence or abuse get appropriate interventions so they can succeed in school to the best of their ability, Sheriff Brian VanVickle wrote in a Facebook post.

An 18-year-old Mt. Morris man is in Ogle County jail, charged with attempted murder after, according to the charging document, he hit a 62-year-old woman in the head with a dumbbell, then tried to strangle her, and also bit a piece of a toe off another woman older than 60.

A 56-year-old Leaf River woman who police say went after the same person three times in eight days is charged with aggravated battery.

Three Oregon School District staff members were lauded for their response during a Nov. 28 crash where a school bus carrying 26 students and two adults was rear-ended. No life-threatening injuries were reported.

Ogle County law enforcement is searching for a former Chana man and IDOC parolee now also accused of taking part in a stabbing in Rochelle in early October.

A former Ogle County deputy charged with DUI, leaving the scene of a crash and improper lane usage was sentenced to an added charge of reckless driving, given a year’s supervision and fined $945.

A 43-year-old Freeport man died following a two-vehicle crash on the evening of Oct. 25, southwest of Forreston.

A tip to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the arrest of a rural Oregon man and registered sex offender who’s now charged with eight counts of possessing images of child sexual abuse.

A 22-year-old Polo woman died in Sunday in a one-vehicle crash in the 2600 block of North Summerhill Road, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department said in a news post.

Two people were killed Saturday when their van crashed around 10:30 a.m.n south of Byron, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office said.

To avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, the Ogle County state’s attorney asked for and was granted a special prosecutor in the case of a now-former deputy charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a crash.

A Mount Morris man was upgraded to serious condition in the wake of a collision Wednesday at Mud Creek and Leaf River roads.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office wants to talk to the driver of a black Audi with Indiana plates that superintendents in Creston and Kings say was taking photos from the road in front of their schools.

A Mt. Morris man is in critical condition after suffering life-threatening injuries Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash around 11:45 a.m. at Mud Creek and Leaf River roads.

A Dixon man and former correctional officer accused of attacking three Ogle County deputies, breaking some bones, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven felony counts and a misdemeanor.

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