Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced today that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 14 Public Indictments.
An indictment is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
Nathan Vaughters, 41
Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal or a Police Officer
Driving Under Suspension
Delvin Walker, 47
Oneida, TN, was indicted on:
Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle
Brandy Newsome, 40
Lucasville, OH, was indicted on:
Possession of Cocaine
Tampering with Evidence
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
James Eckler, 45
West Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:
Theft
Athur Cole, 45
Wheelersburg, OH, was indicted on:
Tampering with Evidence
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Jessica Ferrell, 41
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Shane Wesley, 45
West Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:
Disrupting Public Services
Assault (2 Counts)
Ryan Stapleton, 36
Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:
Breaking and Entering
Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle
Receiving Stolen Property
Rebecca Sowards, 30
McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Vehicular Assault
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Violation of Lanes of Travel on Roadways
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Billie jo Osborne, 34
New Boston, OH, was indicted on:
Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or WIC Program Benefits
Elizabeth Montgomery, 26
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or WIC Program Benefits
Jared Holsinger, 30
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or WIC Program Benefits
Jennifer Albrecht, 32
McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or WIC Program Benefits
Joshua Albrecht, 46
South Webster, OH, was indicted on:
Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or WIC Program Benefits