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Man arrested for 15th OWI in Barron County

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BARRON — A Barron County man was arrested for his 15th offense for operating a motor vehicle under the influence Monday night, according to the Barron County Sheriff's Office.

At 8:30 p.m. Monday, the Barron County Sheriff's Office received a report of a one vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 25 and Highway A south of Barron, Wis.

When deputies arrived, Mark Johnson, 66, from Rice Lake, Wis. was being treated for minor injuries.

Deputies took him into custody, and he is being held in the Barron County Jail on a probation hold. Formal charges by the Barron County District Attorney's Office are expected later this week.