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Grand Jury: 32 Indictments

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The Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 32 Public Indictments.  Also, 2 Secret Indictments were handed down. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

LINDON M. TACKETT, 36
Homeless, was indicted on:
2 Counts Burglary
Theft
Grand Theft/Firearm
Receiving Stolen Property

ROGER D. BARNETT, 34
Ashland, Kentucky, was indicted on:
2 Counts Burglary
Theft
Grand Theft/Firearm
Receiving Stolen Property

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SHANE WESLEY MILLS, 30
Sciotoville, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Theft

BRANDY NICOLE ADKINS, 37
South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear

ASHLEY R. MUNION, 30
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Failure to Appear

MATTHEW SCOTT FISHER, 51
Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear

AMBER MADELYN RAWLINS, 34
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Failure to Appear

CHRISTINA M. MILLER, 39
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs

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EASTER W. AKRAM, 27
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine

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KARREN T. CALDWELL, 39
Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on:
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine

BILLY J. KERNS, 33
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine

THOMAS MICHAEL MAGUIRE, 25
Homeless, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs

NARION D. WILLIS, 18
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs

TRE ANTHONI UNDERWOOD, 26
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility
Possession of Cocaine

JEREMY DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND, 48
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft
Receiving Stolen Property

RICKEY JOE ELDRIDGE, JR., 26
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Burglary

ROBERT B. ELLER, 30
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Domestic Violence

ROBERT H. MORRIS, JR., 52
South Shore, Kentucky, was indicted on:
Illegal Possession of a Firearm in Liquor Permit Premises
Using Weapons while Intoxicated

CHARLES C. WILSON, 38
Cincinnati, Ohio, was indicted on:
Possession of Drugs

CHRISTOPHER M. SCARBERRY, 31
Barboursville, West Virginia, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs
Possession of Heroin

SHAUN SPRIGGS, 38
New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Inducing Panic
Aggravated Possession of Drugs

JOSEPH W. SMITH, 47
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Burglary
Possessing Criminal Tools

SHANE WESLEY MILLS, 30
Sciotoville, Ohio, was indicted on:
Burglary

SARINA NICOLE PALACIOS, 31
South Webster, Ohio, was indicted on:
Theft
Receiving Stolen Property

CRYSTAL G. CARVER, 42
Oak Hill, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs

SHAWN MATTHEW CONLEY, 36
Beaver, Ohio, was indicted on:
Felonious Assault
Kidnapping
Abduction
Having Weapons while under Disability

SHAYNE J. SWEITZER, 42
New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Having Weapons while under Disability
Aggravated Possession of Drugs

DELENA K. HACKER, 52
Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:
Having Weapons while under Disability
Aggravated Possession of Drugs

JAMES P. WHITT, 37
Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:
2 Counts Nonsupport of Dependents

CARL L. ADKINS, 38
Wapakoneta, Ohio, was indicted on:
4 Counts Nonsupport of Dependents

AMANDA MARIE NICHOLS, 38
New Boston, Ohio, was indicted on:
Aggravated Possession of Drugs

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