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51 Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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51 Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned  51 Public Indictments.  There was 1 No Bill.

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

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

ANTWAUN MEKHI WINBUSH, 18

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts of Failure to Appear

ELISHA DAWN BROWN, 37

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear

DYLAN WAYNE TAYLOR, 24

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear

JASON R. SPIRES, 42

Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Appear

JOHN B. RIFFE, 48

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

JONATHON A. MESSER, 38

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

Driving under Suspension

Operating a Motor Vehicle Bearing an Invalid License Plate or Identification Mark

DAYLEE WALLS, 37

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Trafficking in Cocaine

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Cocaine

BREANNA JONIQUE CARTHON, 34

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Trafficking in Cocaine

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Cocaine

CELESTE M. DALTON, 29

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

ISREAL LEE CRUMPTON, 27

Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

3 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Cocaine

Trafficking in Heroin

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

3 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Cocaine

Possession of Heroin

BRIANNA INEZ LOVE, 26

Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

3 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in Cocaine

Trafficking in Heroin

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

3 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Cocaine

Possession of Heroin

GABRIEL AGUILAR, 23

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Having Weapons while under Disability

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor vehicle

2 Counts Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

2 Counts Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

EDUARDO V. CARLOS, 20

Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor vehicle

2 Counts Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

2 Counts Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

CHARLES ERIC STAGGS, 44

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Petty Theft

Domestic Violence

Violating a Protection Order

REGINA C. SMITH, 43

Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:

Vandalism

KIMBERLY A. McCOY, 31

Jackson, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

REBECCA D. JAMES, 42

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Domestic Violence

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

ROBERT B. MOMAN, 35

West Union, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Criminal Trespass

Tampering with Evidence

Obstructing Official Business

VANESSA NICOLE KNISLEY, 34

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

STEVEN WILSON, 39

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Obstructing Official Business

RONALD LEE LENNEX, 51

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

TIMOTHY DALE REED, 30

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of Drugs

OVI

ROBERT PORTER, 34

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

2 Counts Aggravated Robbery

Robbery

Theft

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class

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TOBY HALL, 41

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

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

KRISTIAN R. DAVIS, 24

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

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

Possession of Heroin

SAMUEL RAY ALTMAN, 40

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Heroin

CHRISTINA RICKETT, 31

Garrison, Kentucky, was indicted on:

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

ROGER COMBS, 54

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

OVI

BLUE C. BYRD, 39

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

2 Counts Endangering Children

Having Weapons while under Disability

5 Counts Illegal Manufacturing or Possessing Explosives

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

LOUIRA BYRD, 40

Sciotoville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

2 Counts Endangering Children

Having Weapons while under Disability

5 Counts Illegal Manufacturing or Possessing Explosives

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

THOMAS L. COOK, 40

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

DUSTIN UNDERWOOD, 38

Piketon, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

DEVYN UNDERWOOD, 21

Waverly, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

CARL DUSTIN PISTOLE, 34

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

NICHOLAS RYAN BREECH, 39

Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Endangering Children

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

SHANNON MARIE OSBORNE, 29

Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Endangering Children

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

BRADLEY A. BEAL, 39

Homeless, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

STEPHEN JONES, 67

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Domestic Violence

DANNY JOE LONG, 36

Otway, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

JOHNATHAN KOZEE, 27

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Domestic Violence

JAMES D. LYONS, 53

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trespass in a Habitation

TIMOTHY ALAN PITCHFORD, 42

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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NIKITA MARIE BOYD, 28

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

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Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

BRADLEY L. TRAYLOR, 42

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Drugs

ANDREW COREY STIDHAM, 38

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Trafficking in Heroin

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

JOSHUA EDWARD FRYE, 42

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Intimidation

2 Counts Retaliation

BRITTANY D. NEWMAN, 35

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

JESSICA C. COPLEY, 28

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Aggravated Vehicular Assault

3 Counts Vehicular Assault

3 Counts Endangering Children

OVI

Operation in Willful and Wanton Disregard of the Safety of Persons or Property

ANTWAUN MEKHI WINBUSH, 18

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

2 Counts Having Weapons while under Disability

JENNIFER SCOTT, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Provide Notice of Change of Address

 

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