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34 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 that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 34 Public Indictments and 2 Secret Indictments.

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

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

SHANNON C. JOHNSTON, 43

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

2 Counts Kidnapping

Receiving Stolen Property

Violating a Protection Order

 

SHANNON C. JOHNSTON, 43

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

 

JUSTIN LEE JENKINS, 31

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

 

JACOB KYLE HUNT, 30

ODRC, was indicted on:

2 Counts Theft

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class

2 Counts Telecommunications Fraud

2 Counts Forgery

2 Counts Receiving Stolen Property

 

LORA MARIE SMITH, 36

New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Theft

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class

2 Counts Telecommunications Fraud

2 Counts Forgery

2 Counts Receiving Stolen Property

 

JOHN THOMAS MONTGOMERY, 44

Gaffney, South Carolina, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Marijuana

 

GINA MARIE PERDUE, 30

Gaffney, South Carolina, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Marijuana

 

JAMES C. YOUNG, 49

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

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DAVID E. STIDHAM, 40

London, Kentucky, was indicted on:

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Possession of Marijuana

 

MAKAYLA ASHLEY FREEMAN, 20

Dearborn Heights, Michigan, was indicted on:

Conspiracy

Possessing Criminal Tools

2 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Marijuana

Trafficking in Heroin

2 Counts Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

2 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

2 Counts Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

 

SIERRA ALYSE McLEAN, 20

Dearborn Heights, Michigan was indicted on:

Conspiracy

Possessing Criminal Tools

2 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Marijuana

Trafficking in Heroin

2 Counts Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

2 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

2 Counts Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

 

CAMERON HURTIS WILBORN, 20

Ypsilanti, Michigan, was indicted on:

Conspiracy

Possessing Criminal Tools

2 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Marijuana

Trafficking in Heroin

2 Counts Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

2 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

2 Counts Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

 

BRANDON ALLEN LONG, 34

Greenup, Kentucky, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

Tampering with Evidence

Possessing Criminal Tools

 

ANNA KATHLENE CAUDILL, 29

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Petty Theft

9 Counts Telecommunications Fraud

2 Counts Receiving Stolen Property

2 Counts Attempted Telecommunications Fraud

 

EDWARD RAY WOODRUFF, 41

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Petty Theft

9 Counts Telecommunications Fraud

2 Counts Receiving Stolen Property

2 Counts Attempted Telecommunications Fraud

 

RYAN MICHAEL CORIELL, 44

Felonious Assault

Assault

Aggravated Menacing

 

ALLEN R. SUDBROOK, 26

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

 

THOMAS D. QUICK, 38

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

 

DAVID RAY NEFF, 37

Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

 

TRENT ALLEN FRALEY, 19

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

 

JAMES BRADEN, 52

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

Domestic Violence

Improperly Discharging a Firearm at or into a Habitation or a School Safety Zone

 

ANTHONY LYNN STAPLETON, 38

Pedro, Ohio, was indicted on:

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle

 

SIERRA DESIREE HERN, 25

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle

 

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JESSICA JEAN SMITH, 34

Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

 

CHARLES MICHAEL CLARK, 36

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

 

BENJAMIN M. GILLIAM, 33

South Shore, Kentucky, was indicted on:

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

 

JUSTIN S. EVERMAN, 36

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

Petty Theft

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

 

STACEY D. SULLIVAN, 41

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Robbery

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WILLIAM EDWIN AMIS, IV, 34

Muncie, Indiana, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Possession of Drugs

 

ANDREW LEWIS JONES, 36

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Heroin

 

KEVIN WAYNE BOYD, 45

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Domestic Violence

ISAAC ISAIAH TINDALL, 21

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Petty Theft

 

MEGAN E. MUSICK, 34

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Theft of Drugs

3 Counts Illegal Processing of Drug Documents

 

JACOB DAY, 25

Piketon, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Theft of Drugs

3 Counts Tampering with Drugs

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