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24 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 24 Public Indictments.  An indictment is not a conviction and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

Page 1 of 24

COURTNEY M. EVANS, 28

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

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Page 2 of 24

HOBERT ROARK, 40

Georgetown, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Page 3 of 24

ANDREW SAXBY, 26

Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

Falsification

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Page 4 of 24

JAMES DINGESS, 39

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 5 of 24

STEVEN J. STONE, JR., 41

New Lexington, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Drugs

Page 6 of 24

JOSHUA NERO STAPLETON, 44

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Drugs

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Page 7 of 24

RUSSELL E. ALLEN, 42

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 8 of 24

ZACHARY W. DORST, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 9 of 24

KYLE FLANERY, 23

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Menacing

Criminal Damaging or Endangering

Aggravated Burglary

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Page 10 of 24

LEVI D. McNAIR, 27

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

Having Weapons while under Disability

Page 11 of 24

SHAWN MICHAEL COOK, 31

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Page 12 of 24

KYLE D. MAYS, 19

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Assault

Vandalism

Escape

CHARLES A. HETTINGER, 35

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

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

Page 13 of 24

CODY H. BENNETT, 29

Piketon, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

Vandalism

Receiving Stolen Property

Resisting Arrest

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

OVI

Page 14 of 24

ELIJAH C.D. DOSS, 31

Stout, Ohio, was indicted on:

Domestic Violence

Page 15 of 24

DAVID P. MATTHEWS, 43

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

Page 16 of 24

KYLE D. MAYS, 19

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Disorderly Conduct

Using Weapons While Intoxicated

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

Unlawful Possession of Dangerous Ordnance

Page 17 of 24

NATHAN WAYNE VAUGHTERS, 36

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class

4 Counts Telecommunications Fraud

4 Counts Forgery

Attempted Theft

Attempted Telecommunications Fraud

Attempted Forgery

Page 18 of 24

ROBERT L. GAMBILL, 34

New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

Page 19 of 24

LARRY B. McNAMER, 42

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

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

Possession of Drugs

Page 20 of 24

CHRISTOPHER MAGGARD, 44

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Obstructing Official Business

Resisting Arrest

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

Page 21 of 24

SHANNON C. JOHNSTON, 43

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Criminal Damaging or Endangering

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle

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

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Page 22 of 24

DAIRES D. SMITH, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Cocaine

Page 23 of 24

DYLAN JAMES FRATE, 20

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

OVI

Page 24 of 24

TODD WILLIAMS, SR., 41

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

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