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32 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments
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32 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 32 Public Indictments.  

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

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

JACOB TACKETT, 27

South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

WILLIAM EDWARD DURHAM, 22

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

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WILLIAM R. ARTHUR, 71

South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

ISAIAH J. ARTRIP, 18

South Portsmouth, Kentucky, was indicted on:

Contributing to Unruliness or Delinquency of a Child

Tampering with Evidence

DEANGLIO MONTEZZ THOMPSON, 21

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Contributing to Unruliness or Delinquency of a Child

Tampering with Evidence

MARK ANTHONY WALK, 21

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Robbery

Aggravated Burglary

Petty Theft

Domestic Violence

BRANDY JAY FITZPATRICK, 37

Unknown, was indicted on:

Burglary

Theft

BENJAMIN GILLIAM, 33

South Shore, Kentucky, was indicted on:

Burglary

Theft

HEATH LEE WEST, 36

Piketon, Ohio, was indicted on:

Escape

BRITTANY KAYE MULLINS, 30

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

SHYLA HART, 23

Oak Hill, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

JEFFREY ALLEN HOWARD, II, 34

Plain City, Ohio, was indicted on:

Illegal Conveyance of Weapons onto the Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility

RYAN CHARLES ETHERSON-TABB, 25

Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

DAYLEE WALLS, 36

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Possessing Criminal Tools

Trafficking in Marijuana

Trafficking in Heroin

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Heroin

JEREMY D. CRABTREE, 42

New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:

Violating a Protection Order

KIMBERLY DAWN CONLEY, 23

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

JEREMY D. HORTON, 33

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

STANLEY E. BLANTON, 51

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

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JAMES D. WINN, 43

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trespass in a Habitation

SEAN C. BROGDEN, 31

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

LORI MICHELLE FISH, 46

Winchester, Ohio, was indicted on:

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JAMES D. McQUITHY, 45

Quincy, Kentucky was indicted on:

Possession of Heroin

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Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

TIMOTHY W. CLIFFORD, 29

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

KELVIE LEE RIFFE, 53

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Arson

Breaking and Entering

Domestic Violence

Possessing Criminal Tools

JENNIFER RAE SHEPHERD, 40

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

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

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

HAROLD DEAN NEWMAN, 47

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Passing Bad Checks

CYNTHIA J. GILLUM, 48

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

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2 Counts Theft of Drugs

TREVOR MICHAEL LEWIS FRAZEE, 22

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Failure to Stop After an Accident

JENNIFER J. SCOTT, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

AMBER MARIE FRIEDHOF, 35

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

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