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38 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

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Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments
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38 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 32 Public Indictments. There were 6 Secret Indictments.

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

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

ANTWAN BASS, 34

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

CHRISTIAN ALEXANDER ELLIS, 25

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possession of Cocaine

Possession of Heroin

DERRICK D. BERTRAM, 31

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Felonious Assault

KARLEE R. MURNAHAN, 29

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Felonious Assault

KEITH MICHAEL ESTEP, 30

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

DYLAN WAYNE TAYLOR, 24

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Drugs

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

KEVIN RAY LOOP, 27

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

Domestic Violence


DUSTIN E. MORRISON, 33

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Falsification

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

FOREST JOSHUA MALONE, 41

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Felonious Assault

Tampering with Evidence

Failure to Stop After an Accident

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

ANTWAUN MEKHI WINBUSH, 18

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Obstructing Justice

JACQUELINE NICHOLE BAUTISTA, 19

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Obstructing Justice

CASONYA L. FATURIYELE, 40

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Cocaine

Possession of Cocaine

JACQUELINE NICHOLE BAUTISTA, 19

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Cocaine

Possession of Cocaine

ANTWAUN MEKHI WINBUSH, 18

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Trafficking in Cocaine

ANTONIO JOHNSON, 32

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Aggravated Menacing

2 Counts Abduction

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

Having Weapons while under Disability

AMBER LYNN SPRIGGS, 34

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Aggravated Menacing

2 Counts Abduction

BILLY J. ARTRESSIA, 26

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Breaking and Entering

Theft

CHASITY D. PHILLIPS, 35

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Felonious assault

Aggravated Burglary

Burglary

Tampering with Evidence


CAYNE D. LAMPKIN, 19

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Cocaine

CODY M. NEFF, 23

South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:

Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

MICHELLE R. REEDER, 56

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

TRAVIS DEAN LUTHER, 42

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

ROCKY D. NEWMAN, 21

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

MICHAEL GRASHEL, 24

Circleville, Ohio, was indicted on:

4 Counts Rape

3 Counts Gross Sexual Imposition

JOHN R. BARNHART, 58

Willow Wood, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft

TAYLOR N. KLAIBER, 31

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Theft from a Person in a Protected Class

Telecommunications Fraud

Identity Fraud against a Person in a Protected Class


NATHANIEL R. FLOYD, 35

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Vehicular Assault

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Failure to Stop After an Accident

DANIEL T. BRANT, 26

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

DANIEL T. BRANT, 26

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Receiving Stolen Property

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TODD RAY PARSONS, 27

Chillicothe, Ohio, was indicted on:

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NOAH S. SINES-RILEY, 23

Chillicothe, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

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Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marijuana

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

CALEB JAVON WILLIS, 23

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Marijuana

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

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