Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced today that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 25 Public Indictments.
An indictment is not a conviction. All Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
William Eric Scott, II, 18
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Rape (2 counts)
Arthur Jones, 23
Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on:
Possessing Criminal Tools
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Chanautica Leshay Jernigan, 23
Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on:
Possessing Criminal Tools
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Dameon Green, 30
Cincinnati, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possessing Criminal Tools
Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Trafficking in Cocaine
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Cocaine
Shakira Walker, 32
Cincinnati, Ohio, was indicted on:
Having Weapons While Under Disability
Possessing Criminal Tools
Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Trafficking in Cocaine
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Cocaine
Dylan Maring, 31
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Criminal Trespass
Possessing Criminal Tools (2 Counts)
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Shane Housley, 35
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Escape
Shane Cameron, 38
Bucrus, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Arson
Charles Scoggins, 46
McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Arson
Richard Newberry, 34
South Shore, Kentucky, was indicted on:
Violating a Protection Order
Ohryn Wyche, 21
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Harassment with a Bodily Substance
Mark Hall, 51
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Menacing (3 counts)
Kidnapping
Abduction
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence
Obstructing Official Business (2 counts)
Having Weapons While Under Disability
Using Weapons While Intoxicated
Maranda Foreman, 43
Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Drugs
Possession of Heroin
John Braden, 48
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Comply with an Order of Signal of a Police Officer
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Using Weapons While Intoxicated
Defacing Identification Marks of a Firearm
Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, a drug of Abuse or a Combination of them-OVI
Peggy Lynn Erks, 31
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Michael Bailey, 39
Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
David Rickards, 28
South Shore, Kentucky, was indicted on:
Using Weapons While Intoxicated
Improperly handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle
Possession of Marijuana
Failure to Comply with Opened Container or Beer or Liquor Laws
James Mullins, 31
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Obstructing Official Business
Possessing Criminal Tools
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Christopher Taylor, 25
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Harassment with a Bodily Substance
Samson Hughley, 19
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Harassment with a Bodily Substance
Cornelius Harris, 39
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Harassment with a Bodily Substance (3 Counts)
Charles Taylor, 55
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Breaking and Entering
Petty Theft
Resisting Arrest
Shannon Franklin, 43
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Obstructing Official Business
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Robert Hardin, 61
Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Heroin
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Shawn Cook, 32
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Breaking and Entering
Theft
Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle