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37 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 37 Public Indictments.   

An Indictment is not a conviction.

All Defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.

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The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

 

Page 1 of 37

Keenan Parks, 36

Columbus,  Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

 

Page 2 of 37

Eric Peyton, 46

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of a Deadly Weapon While Under Detention

Felonious Assault (2 Counts)

 

Page 3 of 37

Devonte Walton, 35

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault 

Possession of a Deadly Weapon While Under Detention 

 

Page 4 of 37

Tiffany Charles, 40

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

 

Page 5 of 37

Marie Miller, 43

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Telecommunications Fraud 

Misuse of Credit Cards 

Grand Theft 

Theft 

 

Page 6 of 37

Kaleb Dixon, 26

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Burglary

Felonious Assault (2 Counts)

 

Page 7 of 37

Jessica Riggs, 26

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or Wic Program Benefits

 

Page 8 of 37

Brian Taylor, 52

Rarden, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering 

 

Page 9 of 37

Rava Hudson, 30

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or Wic Program Benefits

 

Page 10 of 37

Zachary Hudson, 29

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or Wic Program Benefits

 

Page 11 of 37

Jeanie York, 22

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or WIC Program Benefits

 

Page 12 of 37

Cameron Dixon, 21

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Illegal Use or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits or WIC Program Benefits

 

Page 13 of 37

Mason Armstrong, 19

Knoxville, TN, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property 

 

Page 14 of 37

James Young, 53

New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:

Grand Theft

Receiving Stolen Property (2 Counts)

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle 

 

Page 15 of 37

Anna Caudill, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class

Telecommunications Fraud (2 Counts)

 

Page 16 of 37

Richard Colley, 36

Stout, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class

Telecommunications Fraud (2 Counts)

 

Page 17 of 37

Brian Bowen, 56

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Attempted Burglary

 

Page 18 of 37

Mark Cole, 44

Manchester, Ohio, was indicted on:

Attempted Burglary 

 

Page 19 of 37

Bradley Sudbrook, 29

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Strangulation

Domestic Violence (2 Counts)

Assault

Aggravated Menacing 

 

Page 20 of 37

Kevin Rodgers, 31

Hernando, MS, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property 

 

Page 21 of 37

Justin Whisman, 30

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Burglary

Disrupting Public Services

Domestic Violence 

Assault 

 

Page 22 of 37

Jodi Howard, 51

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class (2 Counts)

Telecommunications Fraud (2 Counts)

 

Page 23 of 37

Ronald Howard, 53

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class (2 Counts)

Telecommunications Fraud (2 Counts)

 

Page 24 of 37

Davion Black, 29

Dayton, OH, was indicted on:

Aggravated Robbery

Robbery

Felonious Assault

 

Page 25 of 37

Jermaine Lucas, 29

Toledo, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

 

Page 26 of 37

Gregory McClintic, 63

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault 

Failure to Stop After an Accident 

 

Page 27 of 37

Jerry Chambliss, 32

Toledo, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

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

 

Page 28 of 37

Jermaine Lucas, 29

Toledo, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs 

Aggravated Possession of Drugs 

 

Page 29 of 37

Ashan Adams, 28

New York, NY, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Marijuana 

Possession of Marijuana 

 

Page 30 of 37

Herbert Adkins, 54

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

 

Page 31 of 37

Larry Ashley, 69

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence 

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

 

Page 32 of 37

Leo Cassidy, 45

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious assault

Attempted Felonious Assault 

Kidnapping 

Felonious Assault (2 Counts)

 

Page 33 of 37

Verna Queen, 56

South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:

Grand Theft 

 

Page 34 of 37

Jason Stevens, 44

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

 

Page 35 of 37

Chrystal Gwinn, 47

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession if Drugs 

 

Page 36 of 37

Mindy James, 45

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

Possession of Drugs 

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

 

Page 37 of 37

Kody Mohney, 38

Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs( 2 Counts)

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

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