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27 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments

Ross Madison by Ross Madison
4 years ago
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Scioto County Indictments
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Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned  27 Public Indictments and 3 Secret Indictments.  An indictment is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:

BRIAN CRAWFORD, 39

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

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BRIDGITT BURK, 51

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Conspiracy

2 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

4 Counts Trafficking in Drugs

2 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

4 Counts Possession of Drugs

2 Counts Deception to Obtain a Dangerous Drug

2 Counts Illegal Processing of Drug Documents

MEAGAN SHOPE, 30

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Conspiracy

2 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

4 Counts Trafficking in Drugs

2 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

4 Counts Possession of Drugs

2 Counts Deception to Obtain a Dangerous Drug

2 Counts Illegal Processing of Drug Documents

DOUGLAS JONES, 35

Chillicothe, Ohio, was indicted on:

Conspiracy

2 Counts Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

4 Counts Trafficking in Drugs

2 Counts Aggravated Possession of Drugs

4 Counts Possession of Drugs

2 Counts Deception to Obtain a Dangerous Drug

2 Counts Illegal Processing of Drug Documents

JEREMY KIMBALL, 46

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Possessing Criminal Tools

Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

2 Counts Possession of Drugs

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

OVI

TODD M. WILLIAMS, 41

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

OVI

JOSEPH A. COE, 54

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

OVI

BRIAN A. WRIGHT, 21

Greenup, Kentucky, was indicted on:

2 Counts Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Possession of Marijuana

Illegal Use or Possession of Marihuana Drug Paraphernalia

OVI

ALEXZANDER McNUTT, 20

Maysville, Kentucky, was indicted on:

4 Counts Aggravated Vehicular Assault

4 Counts Vehicular Assault

Petty Theft

OVI

Operation in Willful and Wanton Disregard of the Safety of Persons or Property

TREVOR JAMES BOWLING, 21

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer

Attempted Felonious Assault

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

CRISTINA RICKETT, 31

Garrison, Kentucky, was indicted on:

Possession of Heroin

ALBERT LIGHTNER, 51

Vanceburg, Kentucky, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Possession of Heroin

CRISTINA RICKETT, 31

Garrison, Kentucky, was indicted on:

Tampering with Evidence

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Heroin

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

BREANNA LAMBERT, 22

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of Drugs

DAVID S. RUSSELL, 51

West Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

8 Counts Nonsupport of Dependents

TODD W. PACK, 38

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

14 Counts Nonsupport of Dependents

DARRICK R. JONES, 26

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Having Weapons while under Disability

2 Counts Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

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Driving under OVI Suspension

OVI

Operating a Motor Vehicle or Agricultural Tractor without being in Control of It

JOSHUA LEE HOBBS, 40

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

Burglary

ISAAC ISAIAH TINDALL, 21

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Criminal Trespass

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments

Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

DARRIN THOMPSON, 50

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Escape

ANDRA M. WARD, 40

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Escape

VIRGIL HAROLD BEAMON, 41

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

Vandalism

Attempted Escape

JOHNATHAN DUKE KOZEE, 27

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

2 Counts Felonious Assault

JOSHUA GAMBREL, 36

Nelsonville, Ohio, was indicted on:

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

BREANNA LAMBERT, 23

Lucasville, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Endangering Children

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

JOHNNY M. SMITH, JR., 39

Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on:

3 Counts Endangering Children

Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound

Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound

KAITLENE R.M. BICE, 25

Wheelersburg, Ohio, was indicted on:

Felonious Assault

5 Counts Endangering Children

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