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36 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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36 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 36 Public Indictments.  

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

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The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

Page 1 of 36

MICHAEL DONTE ROGERS, 31

Harper Woods, Michigan, was  indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Possessing Criminal Tools

2 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

4 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Page 2 of 36

NIKEA D. WHITFIELD, 22

Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Possessing Criminal Tools

2 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

4 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Page 3 of 36

MAURICE RASHAUD BARNES, 32

Macon, Georgia, was indicted on:

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Trafficking in Cocaine

Possession of Cocaine

Page 4 of 36

JONATHAN ALONZO BAKER, 35

Atlanta, Georgia, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Cocaine

Possession of Cocaine

Page 5 of 36

ALEXANDER DIMITRI LEE SIMPSON, 28

Dayton, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Trafficking in Heroin

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Heroin

Page 6 of 36

OCTAVIA ANN GREEN, 31

Centerville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Trafficking in Heroin

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Heroin

Page 7 of 36

JENNIFER JOAN SMITH, 24

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Obstructing Official Business

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Page 8 of 36

FLOYD W. LAYNE, 55

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

Tampering with Evidence

Page 9 of 36

JERRY L. ADKINS, III, 29

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

OVI

Page 10 of 36

ZACHARY BRADLEY, 24

Sciotoville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Vehicular Assault

Having Weapons while under Disability

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Possession of Drugs

Illegal Use or Possession of Marihuana Drug Paraphernalia

OVI

Page 11 of 36

JASON LEE HOSEY, 39

Pedro, Ohio, was indicted on:

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

OVI

Page 12 of 36

BRANDON C. LANSING, 22

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Disorderly Conduct

Obstructing Official Business

Resisting Arrest

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 13 of 36

MARY HOWARD, 54

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 14 of 36

DWAYNE W. CARROLL, 29

Huntington, West Virginia, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

Page 15 of 36

JASMINE D. SMITH, 23

Warren, Michigan, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

Page 16 of 36

ALLEN R. MITCHELL, 23

Warren, Michigan, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

Page 17 of 36

ANDRE CHOULAT, 43

Kenova, West Virginia, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Possession of Marijuana

Page 18 of 36

EMERALD B. WATSON, 24

Huntington, West Virginia, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Possession of Marijuana

Page 19 of 36

ROY H. MARCUM, III, 38

Homeless, was indicted on:

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

2 Counts Having Weapons while under Disability

Possessing Criminal Tools

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Page 20 of 36

RUSSELL FRANKLIN NEWMAN, 43

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Felonious Assault

2 Counts Aggravated Menacing

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

2 Counts Having Weapons while under Disability

Page 21 of 36

ANGELA R. SHEPHERD, 50

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

Page 22 of 36

JOHNNY D. FITZPATRICK, 47

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of Drugs

OVI

Page 23 of 36

JAMES GALLAHER, 44

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

3 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

3 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Page 24 of 36

THOMAS RAY VESTAL, 28

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 25 of 36

MARY-ELLEN A. TOMBLIN, 36

Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Possession of Marijuana

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Page 26 of 36

ROY H. MARCUM, 38

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 27 of 36

AMANDA ABSHEAR, 28

Jeffersonville, Kentucky, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 28 of 36

STEVEN MICHAEL ADAMS, 20

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Violating a Protection Order

Page 29 of 36

SUSAN L. OSBORN, 37

Chillicothe, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Page 30 of 36

JESSY R. STUMBO, 31

Sciotoville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Page 31 of 36

KYLE FLANERY, 23

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Criminal Trespass

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Page 32 of 36

TERRANCE HENRY MOSLEY, 50

New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Violating a Protection Order

Page 33 of 36

ISAAC ISAIAH TINDALL, 20

Hamden, Ohio, was indicted on:

Robbery

Page 34 of 36

ANTWAN LOUIS BASS, 35

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Page 35 of 36

YANI MARCELLAS WHITE, 24

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Petty Theft

Page 36 of 36

BLAINE HUBBARD, III, 35

Piketon, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Marijuana

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

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