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18 New Scioto 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 18 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 18

Michael Bishop, 39

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Attempted Aggravated Murder

Attempted Murder

Felonious Assault (3 Counts)

Discharge of Firearm On or Near Prohibited Premises 

Having Weapons While Under Disability (6 Counts)

Tampering with Evidence 

Inducing Panic 

Obstructing Official Business 

 

Page 2 of 18

Waylon Cooley, 18

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Attempted Aggravated Murder (3 Counts)

Attempted Murder (2 Counts)

Felonious Assault (2 Counts)

Kidnapping (2 Counts)

Aggravated Robbery ( 2 Counts)

Robbery (3 Counts)

Conspiracy (2 Counts)

Tampering with Evidence (3 Counts)

 

Page 3 of 18

Trinida Castro, 17

Franklin Furnace, OH, was indicted on:

Attempted Aggravated Murder (3 Counts)

Attempted Murder (2 Counts)

Felonious Assault (2 Counts)

Kidnapping (2 Counts)

Aggravated Robbery ( 2 Counts)

Robbery (3 Counts)

Conspiracy (2 Counts)

Tampering with Evidence (3 Counts)

 

Page 4 of 18

Thomas Hoskins, 45

Cleveland, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

Assault

Harassment with a Bodily Substance (2 Counts)

 

Page 5 of 18

Corey Holbrook, 37

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Escape

 

Page 6 of 18

Christopher Samples, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Strangulation

Domestic Violence 

 

Page 7 of 18

Timothy Harmon, 43

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Trafficking in Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Possessing Criminal Tools

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments 

 

Page 8 of 18

James Damron, 35

Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Possession of Drugs

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

 

Page 9 of 18

Curtis Sparks, 42

Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

 

Page 10 of 18

Landon Wilson, 33

Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Possession of Cocaine 

 

Page 11 of 18

Brandon Caldwell, 32

Wheelersburg, OH, was indicted on:

Failure to Verify Address

 

Page 12 of 18

Maribet Mosley, 61

West Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Possession of Cocaine 

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

 

Page 13 of 18

Herbert Rister, 29

Lucasville, OH, was indicted on:

Possession of Cocaine 

 

Page 14 of 18

Gage Kimbler, 24

Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Aggravated Menacing (3 Counts)

 

Page 15 of 18

Ashton Goodman, 20

Newark, OH, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault 

Improperly Discharging a Firearm at or into a Habitation or a School Safety Zone 

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle (2 Counts)

Discharge of Firearm (3 Counts)

Tampering with Evidence 

 

Page 16 of 18

Arion Mccort, 22

Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault 

 

Page 17 of 18

Shannon Hall, 27

Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Theft

Misdemeanor Theft 

 

Page 18 of 18

Timothy Skaggs, 60

West Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

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