Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 12 Public Indictments.
An indictment is not a conviction.
All Defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.
The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
Gary Preston, 55
Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:
Pandering Sexually-Oriented Matter Involving a Minor or Impaired Person (32 Counts)
Leo Buggs, 46
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft
Telecommunications Fraud (2 Counts)
James Bias, 39
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
John Cummings, 42
South Shore, KY, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Ashley Lore, 43
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Destiny Blair, 31
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Brittney Parker, 25
South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Daniel Hayslip, 41
Stout, Ohio, was indicted on:
Grand Theft
Vandalism
Edgar Benton, 53
New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Grand Theft
Vandalism
Joshua Bear, 46
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Grand Theft
Vandalism
Russell Newman, 48
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Jeremy Todd, 33
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound