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37 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments
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1 37 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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. Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

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2 John Saenz, 26

Lincoln Park, MI, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

3 Briona Noe, 27

Melvindale, MI, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana 

4 Richard Markin, Jr., 38

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Possessing Criminal Tools

5 Karly Jo Estep, 40

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Possessing Criminal Tools

6 Kyshen Johnson, 21

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Trafficking in Cocaine

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

Possessing of a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Cocaine 

7 Michael Tucker, 46

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Trafficking in Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

8 Toni Tucker, 38

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Trafficking in Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

9 Scott Slusher, 56

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

10 Raphael Woody, 47

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons While Under Disability

Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts)

Possession of Cocaine (3 counts)

11 Danta Coats, 36

West Palm, FL , was indicted on:

Designing a Vehicle with a Hidden Compartment Used to transport a Controlled Substance

Trafficking in Cocaine

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Cocaine

Failure to Comply with Opened Container or Beer or Liquor Laws 

12 Johnathan Westenberg, 24

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Violating a Protection Order

13 Alexander Duncan, 29

Jackson, Ohio, was indicted on:

Telecommunications fraud (3 counts)

Receiving Stolen Property

Attempted Telecommunications Fraud (2 counts)

14 Taylor Henry, 29

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments 

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

15 Stacy Hubbard, 39

Oak Hill, Ohio, was indicted on:

Obstructing Official Business Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

16 Rebecca Hedge, 35

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

17 Laura Allen, 42

Garrison, KY, was indicted on:

Theft

Receiving Stolen Property

18 Raven Dyer, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Cocaine

Possession of Heroin

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

19 Richard Rife, 35

Ironton, Ohio, was indicted on: 

Petty Theft

Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle 

20 William Cottrell, 36

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons While Under Disability (2 counts)

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

21 Katie Cassady, 31

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

22 D’Shaun McCandless, 27

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence 

Obstructing Official Business

Escape

Having Weapons While Under Disability 

Possessing Criminal Tools (2 counts)

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs 

23 Shyneika Lyte, 40

Huntington, WV, was indicted on:

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound 

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

24 Justin White, 36

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

25 Gordon Snyder, 46

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on: Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

26 Corey Dyer, 31

Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on 

Burglary

Breaking and Entering

Petty Theft

27 David Barrett, 51

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Violating a Protection Order

28 Jaymion McCarey, 39

New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trespass in a Habitation when a Person is Present or Likely to be Present

Domestic Violence 

29 Charles Taylor, 55

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

30 John Harding, 29

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

31 Jeremie Graves, 47

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

32 Carol Boehm, 57

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

33 Jeremiah La Framboise, 29

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

34 Katrina Craft, 35

McDermott, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance 

35 Scott Slusher, 56

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance

36 Raphael Woody, 47

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons While Under Disability

Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts)

Possession of Cocaine (3 counts)

37 Nathan Nelson, 25

Rarden, Ohio, was indicted on:

Obstructing Official Business

Having Weapons While Under Disability (2 counts)

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

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