Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 26 Public Indictments and1 Secret Indictment.
An indictment is not a conviction. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
CHRISTOPHER V. WRIGHT, 38
Sciotoville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft from a Person in a Protected Class
Grand Theft/Firearm
Grand Theft/Motor Vehicle
Receiving Stolen Property
DUSTIN FLETCHER, 32
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft from a Person in a Protected Class
Grand Theft/Firearm
Grand Theft/Motor Vehicle
Receiving Stolen Property
RICHARD RUSSELL, 26
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Aggravated Robbery
2 Counts Robbery
Petty Theft
DUSTIN E. FLETCHER, 32
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
JONAH DURMAN, 37
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Robbery
Petty Theft
HERBERT R. EVANS, 46
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
JUSTIN D. TRUITT, 22
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Kidnapping
2 Counts Abduction
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JORDAN JUNIOR POOL, 25
Union, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of Marijuana
PAYTON J. RATLIFF, 20
Ashland, Kentucky, was indicted on:
Possession of Marijuana
AMANDA J. SWORDS, 31
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle
2 Counts Possession of a Controlled Substance
NATHANIEL R.I. HERSMAN, 36
Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:
Tampering with Evidence
Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility
Possession of Heroin
BRANDON RAY VAUGHTERS, 34
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of Drugs
DANIEL RUGGLES, 46
Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
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CLAUDE EDWIN STIDHAM, III, 26
Sciotoville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Having Weapons while under Disability
Possessing Criminal Tools
Illegal Assembly or Possession of Chemicals for the Manufacture of Drugs
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of Marijuana
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Permitting Drug Abuse
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
BILLY J. HUFF, 35
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possessing Criminal Tools
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Permitting Drug Abuse
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
ROBERT L. DALE, 38
Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
AMY LYNN SPENCER, 36
Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:”
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
TIFFANY L. BLANTON, 34
Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of Drugs
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
TAYLOR L. NELSON, 31
Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft
DAVID E. DAVIDSON, 45
Jackson, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Forgery
JESSE BUSHATZ, 25
Hillsboro, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft
Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle
JEREMY C. RANDOLPH, 28
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
BREE M. OSBORNE, 24
McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Heroin
ORVILLE J. TRAYLOR, 43
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of Heroin
KYLE L. CRAWFORD, 35
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
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