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16 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments
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Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 16 Public Indictments.   

An indictment is not a conviction.

All Defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.

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The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

Page 1 of 16

Kevin Lodwick, 46

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

Page 2 of 16

Phillip Hall, 65

Wheelersburg, OH, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

Page 3 of 16

Jessie Jewell, 49

Sciotoville, OH, was indicted on:

Theft From a Person in a Protected Class

Page 4 of 16

Tammy Stone, 41

Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Page 5 of 16

Robert Brant, 51

Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs 

Page 6 of 16

Dyllan Gillam, 29

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Obstructing Official Business

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

Page 7 of 16

Dallas Clark, 25

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Drugs

Possession of Drugs 

Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility 

Conspiracy

Tampering with Evidence 

Page 8 of 16

Alexia Chandler, 26

Centerville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility 

Conspiracy 

Page 9 of 16

Danny Fitzgerald, 41

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Burglary

Page 10 of 16

Jeremiah Bellar, 38

Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons While Under Disability

Possession of Cocaine 

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments 

Page 11 of 16

Stacy Swiggett, 32

Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons While Under Disability 

Possession of Cocaine 

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments 

Page 12 of 16

David Montgomery, 39

Lucasville, OH, was indicted on:

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle 

Page 13 of 16

Tyell Baker, 20

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Gross Sexual Imposition

Sexual Battery 

Public Indecency 

Gross Sexual Imposition 

Page 14 of 16

Christopher Dsouza, V, 51

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Telecommunications Fraud (3 Counts)

Misdemeanor Theft

Page 15 of 16

David Montgomery, 39

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of Drugs

Obstructing Official Business

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

Page 16 of 16

Jason Bell, 49

Ironton, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs 

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

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