Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 17 Public Indictments. There were 2 No Bills.
An indictment is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
KEVIN T. CLARK, 45
Oak Hill, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear
DALE R. ADAMS, 33
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear
DANIEL T. BRANT, JR., 46
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Receiving Stolen Property
ANTWAN D. FELDER, 46
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Escape
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Heroin
JACOB C. BRANT, 25
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possessing Criminal Tools
Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
RANDALL GASTON TUFTS, JR., 44
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
DONALD L. SPARKS, 46
South Shore, Kentucky, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
INEZ N. ELSWIC, 35
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
3 Counts Theft
Theft from a Person in a Protected Class
Theft of a Motor Vehicle
Public Indecency
Domestic Violence
Obstructing Official Business
KORIE MICHAEL BICE, 28
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
BRANDON ARNETT, 35
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
AMY C. THURMAN, 40
New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of Drugs
MYRANDA SUE HERMAN, 30
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
STEPHEN COREY RISTER, 32
South Shore, Kentucky, was indicted on:
2 Counts Theft
PAUL A. BLANKENSHIP, 26
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
GARRY HEATH SCHACKART, 34
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Burglary
Breaking and Entering
Theft
MISSY JANE BRANYORD, 35
Piketon, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Burglary
Breaking and Entering
Theft
ELIJAH DOSS, 32
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Violating a Protection Order
4 Counts Having Weapons while under Disability
Using Weapon while Intoxicated