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26 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 today that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 26 Public Indictments.

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

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

 

SAMUEL MARK PAYNTER, 49

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

DAVID BASHORE, 37

Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Abduction

ANTHONY D. LEWIS, 48

South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Theft

2 Counts Theft from a Person in a Protected Class

4 Counts Forgery

3 Counts Receiving Stolen Property

SETH D. RUNYON, 31

Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marihuana

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Possession of Cocaine

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

JOSHILAN RUNYON, 30

Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marihuana

Possession of Cocaine

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

PHILLIP GRAVES, 28

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Telecommunications Fraud

ERICA C. STIDHAM, 34

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Telecommunications Fraud

HEATHER ELAINE GILLESPIE, 29

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Telecommunications Fraud

CHRISTINE MANBEVERS, 43

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Obstructing Official Business

CHRISTOPHER DEE VOGLER, 26

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

KIMBERLY D. HANNAH, 47

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

DAVID MICHAEL WALLS, 20

South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Arson

MELISSA CURTIS, 38

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Burglary

Trespass in a Habitation when a Person is Present or Likely to be Present

Criminal Trespass

Petty Theft

EDWARD WOODRUFF, 42

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Escape

CHARLES WILLIAM HINSON, 33

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

RACHAEL ANNE ENRIQUEZ, 52

New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:

Kidnapping

Abduction

Criminal Child Enticement

JERROD WESLEY SEXTON, 39

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

TAMMY LYNN CONLEY, 36

Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Heroin

PATRICIA A. WIMMER, 51

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Felonious Assault

TRAVELL M. LYLES, JR., 17

Dayton, Ohio, was indicted on:

Escape

Having Weapons while under Disability

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Heroin

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

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JERRY WAYNE REEDER, 46

New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:

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KENNETH SHANE McCOY, 34

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

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Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

RICHARD RAY JORDAN, 72

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Menacing

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ISAAC CHRISTOPHER ERKS, 23

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of Cocaine

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Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

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