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19 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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19 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the Scioto County Grand Jury met 19  Public Indictments and  4 Secret Indictments.

An indictment is not a conviction. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:


JIMMY L. BARNETT, 54

Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Assault

3 Counts Kidnapping

Gross Sexual Imposition

Obstructing Official Business

Escape

 

JIMMY L BARNETT, 54

Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

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3 Counts Kidnapping

Attempted Felonious Assault

 

JIMMY L. BARNETT, 54

Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:

Gross Sexual Imposition

Burglary

 

SASHIA M. JOHNSON, 36

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

 

YOLANDA J. SMITH, 53

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

 

LUCINDA S. SARPONG, 35

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Trafficking in Heroin

Possession of Heroin

 

ALESIA N. SMITH, 35

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Trafficking in Heroin

Possession of Heroin

 

LANCE D. LOCKE, 40

Groveport, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Heroin

Possession of Heroin

 

DOUGLAS R. HAGERTY, 41

Dayton, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Grand Theft when the Property is a Firearm or Dangerous Ordnance

Having Weapons while under Disability

 

JEFFERY M. SHORT, 38

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

 

DAJON M. HILL, 26

Euclid, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer

 

VERNON BUFFINGTON, 32

Cleveland, Ohio, was indicted on:

Assault

Tampering with Evidence

Trafficking in Heroin

Possession of Heroin

 

BRAD W. GREENE, 40

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Burglary

Trespass in a Habitation

 

RENAE L. BATEMAN, 45

Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:

Assault

Tampering with Evidence

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

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Heroin

 

TYRONE I. BAILEY, 21

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

2 Counts Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

 

GREGORY ANDREW BEAVERS, 25

Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:

Vandalism

Breaking and Entering

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

 

WILLIAM R. BOWLING, 44

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Theft

 

NINA PIKE BOOK, 30

Stout, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

Assault

Vandalism

 

MICHAEL T. SHEPHERD, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer

Possession of Cocaine

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