Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met in April and returned indictments for the following individuals:
– Brandy J. Miller, age 30, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the first degree, one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the first degree, and one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Glenn T. Chick, age 50, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Emily Smith, age 25, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Danjuma L. Marshall, age 37, of Columbus, Ohio, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the first degree, and one count of Trafficking in Cocaine, a felony of the first degree.
– Cassell M. Baker, age 46, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Possession of Drugs, a felony of the second degree, and one count of Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the second degree.
– Joseph M. Watkins, age 48, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Possession of Drugs, a felony of the second degree, one count of Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the second degree, and one count of Identity Fraud, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Dionte D. Simpson, age 25, of Huntington, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony in the first degree, and one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the first degree.
– Raquel Penix, age 22, of Huntington, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony in the first degree, and one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the first degree.
– Roger Lee Bush, Jr., age 51, of Gallipolis, Ohio, two counts of Felony OVI, felonies of the fourth degree.
– Kenneth J. Dyer, age 29, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Thomas L. Switzer, age 40, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony in the third degree, and one count of Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Adam C. Wood, age 25, of Paden City, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Robert D. Flint, age 45, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony in the fifth degree.
– Gary L. Cardwell, Jr., age 41, of Ewington, Ohio, one count of Carrying Concealed Weapon, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Richard A. White, age 40, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Vehicular Assault, a felony of the second degree, one count of Vehicular Assault, a felony of the third degree, and two counts of OVI, misdemeanors of the first degree.
– Angela K. Slayton, age 32, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Michelle M. Myers, age 42, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree, and one count of Escape, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Lester G. Thompson, age 37, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree, and one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Brett F. Curtis, age 24, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Amanda D. McManus-Keppler, age 36, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Escape, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Melvin C. Valentine, age 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree, and one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Carol Reynolds, age 58, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Permitting Drug Abuse, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Marie N. Arbogast, age 19, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Shane A. Shortridge, age 32, of Columbus, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the second degree, one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the second degree, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fourth degree, and one count of Trafficking in Cocaine, a felony in the fourth degree.
– Dennis A. Mitchell, Jr., age 42, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Trafficking in Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree, and one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree.
— Deshawn L. Kelley, age 21, of Columbus, Ohio, two counts of Trafficking in Heroin, felonies of the third degree, one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the fourth degree, two counts of Trafficking in Heroin, felonies of the fifth degree, three counts of Possession of Heroin, felonies of the fourth degree, two counts of Possession of Heroin, felonies of the fifth degree, and one count of Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, a felony of the first degree.
– Darius C. Franklin, age 31, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the fourth degree, and one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Cody L. Sinclair, age 26, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree, one count of Theft, a felony of the fourth degree, one count of Vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree, one count of Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of Police, a felony of the third degree, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fourth degree, and one count of Safecracking, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Ryan Cochran, age 26, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree, one count of Safecracking, a felony of the fourth degree, one count of Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of Police, a felony of the third degree, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fourth degree, and one count of Weapons Under Disability, a felony of the third degree.
– Anthony M. Moore, age 40, of Columbus, Ohio, one count of Identity Fraud, a felony of the fifth degree.
– George Pendleton, IV, age 34, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the fourth degree, and one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Jimmie J. Jenkins, age 37, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Rape, a felony of the first degree, one count of Kidnapping, a felony of the first degree, and one count of Domestic Violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
