Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 15 Public Indictments.
An indictment is not a conviction. All Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
Andrew Evans, 22
New Boston, OH, was indicted on:
Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor
John Tincher, 50
Williamson, WV, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Cocaine
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Louie Gauze, 52
Rawl, WV, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Cocaine
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Stephen Middleton, 30
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Domestic Violence
Jimmy Jones, 35
Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:
Tampering with Evidence
Possession of Cocaine
Obstructing Official Business
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer
Menacing
Christopher Lampkin, 44
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Tampering with Evidence
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
James Cook, IV, 35
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Michael Evans, 30
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer
Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, a Drug of Abuse or a Combination of Them- OVI
Endangering Children
Robert Robinson, 26
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Assault
Justin Alexander, 45
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility (3 Counts)
Tara Bailey, 42
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft from a Person in a Protected Class (2 Counts)
Theft (2 Counts)
Nathenial Slone, 18
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor or Impaired Person (2 Counts)
Pandering Sexually-Oriented Matter Involving a Minor or Impaired Person (2 Counts)
Illegal Use or Minor or Impaired Person in Nudity-Oriented Material or Performance (2 Counts)
Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor (2 Counts)
Stephen Acy, 21
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Assault
Anthony Mays, 33
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Felonious Assault
Endangering Children
Strangulation
Domestic Violence (2 Counts)
Kevin Loop, 30
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs (2 Counts)
Possession of Heroin
Possession of Cocaine
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound