Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met in December and returned indictments for the following 40 individuals:
– Alfred K. Cordell, III, age 28, of Bidwell, Ohio, three counts of Possession of Drugs, felonies of the fifth degree; four counts of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, felonies of the fifth degree; three counts of Trafficking in Drugs, felonies of the fifth degree; four counts of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, felonies of the fourth degree; and one count of Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree.
– Brandy J. Miller, age 30, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the second degree; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the second degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the third degree; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the third degree; one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree; one count of Illegal Conveyance of Drug of Abuse onto the Grounds of a Specified Government Facility, a felony of the third degree; one count of Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, a felony of the first degree.
– India L. Stewart, age 26, of Dayton, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the first degree; and one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the first degree.
– Anthony M. Moore, age 40, 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.
– Jeremy S. Belville, age 40, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Bryan J. Cortner, age 25, of Dayton, Ohio, one count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Kortez K. Hicks, age 25, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Alisha R. Hackel, age 25, of Pontiac, Michigan, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Cassandra L. Unroe, age 31, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– David W. Deem, age 43, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Treasury L. Gunter, age 22, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Robert L. Goff, Jr., age 33, of Dunbar, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Aaron L. Thacker, age 41, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Donald E. Barnes, age 52, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Paul D. Payne, age 54, of Bokeelia, Florida, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Alfonso J.E. Johnson, age 27, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Laura Holsinger, age 26, of Cheshire, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Jonathan R. Young, age 33, of New Haven, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Kenneth L. Mannon, age 60, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Timothy M. Petro, age 43, of Gallipolis, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Elizabeth M. Gilchrist, age 20, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two counts of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, both felonies of the fifth degree; Possession of LSD, a felony of the fourth degree; and Possession of Marijuana, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Jason M. Sawtell, age 41, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Myrl T. Samons, age 68, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Carrying Concealed Weapon, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Christopher L. Barfield, age 41, of Waverly, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Christopher J. VanMeter, age 31, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Jackie Spurlock, age 40, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Samuel L. Reece, age 31, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Christopher J. Arrington, age 38, of New Haven, West Virginia, one count of Illegal Assembly or Possession of Chemicals for Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Zachary A. Henry, age 26, of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, one count of Illegal Assembly or Possession of Chemicals for Manufacture of Methamphetamine, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Joseph A. Collins, age 34, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Curtis L. Cox, age 53, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Andrew C. Wiseman, age 18, of Gallipolis, Ohio, two counts of Breaking and Entering, felonies of the fifth degree.
– Paul C. Byus, age 21, of Racine, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Franklin S. Salyers, age 49, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Russell O. Gibson, Jr., age 32, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Lona M. Simpson, age 34, of Pomeroy, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Daniel R. Morrison, age 29, of Middleport, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Shestan B. Craycraft, age 22, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Forgery, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Telecommunications Fraud, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Shawn L. Cox, age 36, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
– James R. Kinnison, Jr., age 37, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Safecracking, a felony of the fourth degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
