Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced today that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 23 Public Indictments.
An Indictment is not a conviction. All Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
1 STEVEN A. SMITH, 35
Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear
2 DENNIS WILLIAM DARBY, JR., 45
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear
3 JOEY A. ISON, 43
Latham, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear
4 ANDREW K. COFFEY, 34
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Harassment with a Bodily Substance
5 JOHN WILLIAM SMITH, III, 39
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
3 Counts Rape
6 MICHAEL LELAND NETHERS, 61
Philo, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Rape
Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor
Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles
7 JOSHUA D. PHIPPS, 40
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Endangering Children
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
8 SHAWN M. CRABTREE, 39
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Obstructing Official Business
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
9 CARLESS B. CUMMINGS, 31
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Felonious Assault
Aggravated Menacing
Domestic Violence
10 CARL RAY PRUITT, 35
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Domestic Violence
11 DOUGLAS J. HORSLEY, 52
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Menacing
Obstructing Official Business
Resisting Arrest
Ethnic Intimidation
12 KELLY M. WORKMAN, 36
South Shore, Kentucky, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
13 CLAYTON NELSON, 20
Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:
Resisting Arrest
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
14 SAMANTHA BARFIELD, 22
Peebles, Ohio, was indicted on:
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Illegal Use of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
15 TIFFANY RAY LANSING, 24
Piketon, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Heroin
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
16 KRISTY MAE CARTER, 34
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
17 WILLIAM SCOTT CARR, 48
Ironton, Ohio, was indicted on:
Domestic Violence
18 DAVID BECK, 48
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Aggravated Menacing
4 Counts Domestic Violence
19 JONATHAN W. BEVINS, 29
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Domestic Violence
20 JASON S. MIREE, 37
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
21 JAMIE HOWARD, 36
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Disorderly Conduct
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Heroin
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
22 CALEB W. ANDERSON, 20
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
23 ANGEL M. LUCAS, 41
Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on:
Possessing Criminal Tools
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Cocaine
