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:
COURTNEY M. EVANS, 28
McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:
Tampering with Evidence
Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
2 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs
HOBERT ROARK, 40
Georgetown, Ohio, was indicted on:
Having Weapons while under Disability
ANDREW SAXBY, 26
Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:
Receiving Stolen Property
Falsification
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
JAMES DINGESS, 39
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
STEVEN J. STONE, JR., 41
New Lexington, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Drugs
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
RUSSELL E. ALLEN, 42
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
ZACHARY W. DORST, 33
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
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
LEVI D. McNAIR, 27
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Having Weapons while under Disability
SHAWN MICHAEL COOK, 31
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
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
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
ELIJAH C.D. DOSS, 31
Stout, Ohio, was indicted on:
Domestic Violence
DAVID P. MATTHEWS, 43
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility
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
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
ROBERT L. GAMBILL, 34
New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility
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
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
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
DAIRES D. SMITH, 33
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possessing Criminal Tools
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Cocaine
DYLAN JAMES FRATE, 20
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Trafficking in Marijuana
Possession of Marijuana
OVI
TODD WILLIAMS, SR., 41
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Having Weapons while under Disability
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
