Two more teenagers have been indicted in connection with a savage ambush outside the New Boston Walmart that left a young victim clinging to life. The Scioto County Grand Jury returned a sweeping list of charges against Waylon Cooley, 18, of Portsmouth, and Trinida Castro, 17, of Franklin Furnace, for their alleged roles in the January 28 attack.
Each faces a laundry list of serious charges:
Waylon Cooley
- Attempted Aggravated Murder (3 counts)
- Attempted Murder (2 counts)
- Felonious Assault (2 counts)
- Kidnapping (2 counts)
- Aggravated Robbery (2 counts)
- Robbery (3 counts)
- Conspiracy (2 counts)
- Tampering with Evidence (3 counts)
Trinida Castro
- Attempted Aggravated Murder (3 counts)
- Attempted Murder (2 counts)
- Felonious Assault (2 counts)
- Kidnapping (2 counts)
- Aggravated Robbery (2 counts)
- Robbery (3 counts)
- Conspiracy (2 counts)
- Tampering with Evidence (3 counts)
According to the indictment, Cooley and Castro conspired with two others already charged in the case: Zander Daniels, 18, of New Boston, and Shelby Broughton, 18, of Portsmouth. The group allegedly lured a friend to the Walmart shopping plaza under the pretense of helping buy shoes for someone in need. Instead, the victim was ambushed, stabbed, and left bleeding on the pavement.
The young victim was airlifted to a Columbus hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery.
Scioto County Daily News was first to break the story of the initial arrests. At the time, sources confirmed that multiple juveniles were involved, but we withheld those names until they were officially released by authorities.
Cooley and Castro are scheduled to appear in Scioto County Common Pleas Court on May 30. Broughton and Daniels are due back for pre-trial hearings on June 20.
