Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met in February and returned indictments for the following individuals:
– Timber M. Goelling, age 27, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the third degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Nathan S. Halley, age 32, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Jeffrey H. Seaman, age 44, of Mason, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Melinda J. Wells, age 30, of Greenfield, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Jessica D. Smoot, age 26, of Proctorville, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree; and two counts of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, felonies of the fifth degree.
– Jacob D. Smiley, age 23, of Columbus, Ohio, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Trafficking in Cocaine, a felony of the third degree.
– Kaveus F. Penick, age 21, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Aaron D. Birtcher, age 47, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, three counts of Non-Support of Dependents, felonies of the fifth degree.
– Timothy D. Bainter, Sr., age 47, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Daniel F. Belcher, age 40, of Xenia, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Chad E. Brown, age 37, of Pomeroy, Ohio, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Ernest W. Witherspoon, age 51, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Savannah C. Coleman, age 27, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Trafficking in Marijuana, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Natasha L. Hammock, age 40, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Steven E. Miller, age 52, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Jill S. Pelfrey, age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Jeremy Johnson, age 35, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Lona M. Simpson, age 35, of Pomeroy, Ohio, 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.
– Kenneth M. Goody, Jr., age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
– Lance L. Mooney, age 37, of Dayton, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Robert M. Waugh, age 29, of Gallipolis, Ohio, 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.
– Daniel W. Craycraft, age 41, of Vinton, Ohio, two counts of Having Weapons While Under Disability, felonies of the third degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the fourth degree.
– Donald L. Jacobs, age 28, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Tiffany L. Cordell, age 32, of Dayton, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.
– Michael L. Cook, age 48, of Dayton, Ohio, two counts of Possession of Heroin, felonies of the fifth degree; two counts of Trafficking in Heroin, felonies of the fifth degree; and two counts of Trafficking in a Counterfeit Controlled Substance, felonies of the fifth degree.
– William L. Tribble, Jr., age 24, of Oak Hill, Ohio, four counts of Breaking and Entering, felonies of the fifth degree; and three counts of Receiving Stolen Property, felonies of the fifth degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
