An altercation resulted in two arrests being made at a home on Wynnie Road Thursday.  Reports stated that Roger Derek Dover, 29 of Rome, fired a semi automatic .45 Springfield gun in the air, while intoxicated, near the roadway.

Officers added that when they arrived Dover refused to comply with commands.

Another person, Kathy Jene Hicks, 60 of Rome, was accused of making insulting and provoking insults while making contact with a victim. Reports added that the incident occurred in the presence of children under the age of 14 years of age.

Dover is charged with reckless conduct, disorderly conduct, obstruction, discharge of a firearm near a public highway and discharging a firearm while under the influence of alcohol.

Hicks is charged with simple battery and cruelty to children.