Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 19 Public Indictments.
An Indictment is not a conviction.
All Defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.
The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:
John Watts, 50
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance
Robert Holbert, II
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance
Dustin Jackson, 34
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Burglary
James McCutcheon, 53
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Burglary
Adam Phipps, 44
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Patrick Cotton, 32
Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Trafficking in DrugsAggravated Possession of DrugsPossessing Criminal Tools
Seth Smith, 34
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle Theft from a Person in a Protected Class
James Dennis, 31
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Drema Cochran, 36
Chillicothe, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Arson
Inducing Panic
Ashley Newcomb, 37
Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:
Endangering Children
Jerry Jordan, 42
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft from a Person in a Protected Class
Alexandria Sanders, 27
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Endangering Children
Ashley Ivy, 35
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Having Weapons While Under Disability
James Dennis, 31
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Arson
Endangering Children
Ernest Weese, 32
Lima, Ohio, was indicted on:
Assault
Ernest Sanders, 67
Flatwoods, KY, was indicted on:
Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle
Bradley Quantez, 37
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Felonious Assault
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer
Obstructing Official Business (2 Counts)
Inducing Panic
Chelsea Workman, 26
West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Felonious Assault
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer
Obstructing Official Business (2 Counts)
Inducing Panic
