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27 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 27 Public Indictments. 

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

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

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1 Reggie Wilson, 52

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault (2 counts)

Having Weapons While Under Disability 

Domestic Violence 

2 Davonta Mitchell, 30

Paducah, KY, was indicted on:

Kidnapping

Aggravated Robbery

Petty Theft

Theft

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle

3 Antione Glanton, 44

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Escape

4 Johnathon Harr, 31

Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

5 Rhonda Crabtree, 51

Peebles, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

6 John Weeks, 24

Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments 

7 Tommy Euton, 26

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle

8 Charles Scoggins, 44

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle

9 Claude Campbell, II, 56

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault (2 Counts)

10 Joseph Oliver, 42

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing a defaced Firearm

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

11 Mackie Kingery, 69

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Theft

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle 

12 Braden Colley, 20

Chillicothe, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Theft

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle 

13 David Hammonds, 39

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle

Obstructing Official Business

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

14 Amber Friedhof, 38

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Heroin

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

15 Charles Taylor, 55

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Vandalism 

Breaking and Entering

Petty Theft

16 Cory Phillips, 39

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault (2 counts)

Assault (2 counts)

Aggravated Burglary (3 counts)

Having Weapons While Under Disability 

17 John Weeks, 24

Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Petty Theft

Attempted Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle 

18 Emily Bradford, 37

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Petty Theft

Attempted Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle 

19 Mark Kitchen, 59

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Heroin

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

20 Kristen Lightner, 26

Vanceburg, KY, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Heroin

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

21 Glenn Gilbert, 65

Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

22 Neavida Scott, 39

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Criminal Damaging or Endangering

Burglary (2 counts)

Petty Theft (2 counts)

23 Ashley Riley, 38

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Telecommunications Fraud

24 Jedediah Webster, 45

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence 

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

25 Brittany Etterling, 34

Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence 

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

26 Johnathon Harr, 31

Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:

Obstructing Official Business

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

Operating a Motor Vehicle Bearing an Invalid License Plate or Identification Mark

27 Tiffany Eldridge, 37

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Petty Theft 

Theft 

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