Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 24 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:
Carlton Gaines, 54
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Breaking and Entering
Safecracking
Sebron Gooding, 33
Chesapeake, VA, was indicted on:
Possession of Cocaine
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Receiving Stolen Property
Jerry Nixon, 32
Norfolk, VA, was indicted on:
Possession of Cocaine
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Receiving Stolen Property
Aireon Valentine, 32
Portsmouth, VA, was indicted on:
Possession of Cocaine
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Receiving Stolen Property
Marissa Mandelka, 27
Proctorville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Jwan Brown, 41
Detroit, MI, was indicted on:
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Christopher Harris, 22
Huntington, WV, was indicted on:
Trafficking in Marijuana
Possession of Marijuana
Eugene Ware, 24
Huntington, WV, was indicted on:
Trafficking in Marijuana
Possession of Marijuana
Je’Vaunte West, 29
Dayton, Ohio, was indicted on:
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Trafficking in Cocaine (2 Counts)
Edgar Hernandez, 23
Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Marlene Perez, 26
Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine
Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Rachel Elliot, 18
Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:
Felonious Assault (3 Counts)
Endangering Children (4 Counts)
Hunter Sturgill, 18
Minford, Ohio, was indicted on:
Felonious Assault (3 Counts)
Endangering Children (4 Counts)
Jacob Griffin, 29
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Drugs
Possession of Heroin
Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound
Possession of Drugs (2 Counts)
Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments
Jeffrey Jones, 61
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
David Gallion, 45
Franklin Furnace, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Brandi Bricker, 38
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal if a Police Officer
Obstructing Official Business
Tampering with Evidence
Jason Armstrong, 36
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Receiving Stolen Property
Matthew Sanders, 47
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Alex Blackburn, 31
Huntington, WV, was indicted on:
Identity Fraud
Larry Frye, 45
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Felonious Assault
