Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 28 Public Indictments.
An Indictment is not a conviction.
All Defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.
The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
Jacub Carver, 26
Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:
Murder
Voluntary Manslaughter
Involuntary Manslaughter
Thomas McCall, 47
Ashland, KY, was indicted on:
Murder
Involuntary Manslaughter
Aggravated Robbery (2 Counts)
Robbery
Cayden Robertson, 24
was indicted on:
Murder
Involuntary Manslaughter
Aggravated Robbery (2 Counts)
Robbery
Melissa Smith, 39
Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Chelsea Black, 32
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Keith Gunnell, 33
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Harassment with a Bodily Substance (3 Counts)
Laci Phipps, 34
Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Franklin Odell, 49
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Telecommunications Fraud
Illegal Use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Laura Mueller, 43
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Telecommunications Fraud
Illegal Use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Kenneth Sieg, 29
Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:
Telecommunications Fraud
Illegal Use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Helen King, 35
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Grand Theft
Illegal Use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Joshua King, 39
Portsmouth, OH, was indicted on:
Grand Theft
Illegal Use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Ronnie Staggs, 49
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Falsification
Stephanie Staggs, 46
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Falsification
Markita Arthur, 32
Wellston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Donald Furner, II, 50
New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Kathryn Furner, 59
New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Amy Sams, 46
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Telecommunications Fraud (12 Counts)
Attempted Telecommunications Fraud (3 Counts)
Melissa Messer, 47
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility
Kaleb Dixon, 26
Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Riot
Inciting to Violence
Vandalism (2 Counts)
Attempted Escape
Obstructing Official Business
Jonathan Penix, 38
Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Riot
Inciting to Violence
Vandalism (2 Counts)
Attempted Escape
Obstructing Official Business
Benjamin Damron, Jr., 58
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Riot
Inciting to Violence
Vandalism (2 Counts)
Attempted Escape
Obstructing Official Business
Shawn Pollard, 31
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Riot
Inciting to Violence
Vandalism (2 Counts)
Attempted Escape
Obstructing Official Business
Carson Craft, Jr., 46
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Riot
Inciting to Violence
Vandalism (2 Counts)
Attempted Escape
Obstructing Official Business (2 Counts)
Derek Blankenship, 36
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Riot
Inciting to Violence
Vandalism (2 Counts)
Attempted Escape
Obstructing Official Business
Bradley Pauley, 33
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Riot
Inciting to Violence
Vandalism (2 Counts)
Attempted Escape
Obstructing Official Business
Jeffrey Howard, 36
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Felonious Assault
Assault
Obstructing Official Business