Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury handed down fifty indictments against forty-six different individuals in the September grand jury sessions. The following individuals were indicted:
– Malik F. Perry, age 23, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the First Degree; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the First Degree; and one count of Hidden Compartment in a Vehicle, a felony of the Second Degree.
– Deshawn D. Scott, age 28, of Warren, Michigan, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the First Degree; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the First Degree; and one count of Hidden Compartment in a Vehicle, a felony of the Second Degree.
– Jason D. Martin, age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Robert A. Gullett, age 34, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the Fourth Degree; and one count of Having Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the Third Degree.
– Matthew S. Preston, age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, a felony of the Second Degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree; and four counts of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence, misdemeanors of the First Degree.
– Lonie A. Pope, age 28, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Grand Theft, a felony of the Fourth Degree; and one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Chrystian L. Johnson, age 26, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Assault, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Rudolph M. Daft, age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the Fourth Degree; and one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Christopher J. VanMeter, age 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Grand Theft, a felony of the Third Degree; one count of Having Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the Third Degree; one count of Carrying Concealed Weapon, a felony of the Fourth Degree; and one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Christopher J. VanMeter, age 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the Third Degree.
– Donald Roach, Jr., age 34, of Columbus, Ohio, three counts of Non-Support of Dependents, felonies of the Fifth Degree.
– Wayne Donovsky, age 44, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Zachary Fisher, age 28, of Jackson, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Jeremy Belville, age 41, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Candy Webb, age 42, of Columbus, Ohio, two counts of Non-Support of Dependents, felonies of the Fifth Degree.
– Raleigh Gaskin, III, age 43, of Canton, Ohio, three counts of Non-Support of Dependents, felonies of the Fifth Degree.
– Cortney Gilbert, age 28, of Gallipolis, Ohio, three counts of Non-Support of Dependents, felonies of the Fifth Degree.
– Jason Peaks, age 41, of Columbus, Ohio, three counts of Non-Support of Dependents, felonies of the Fifth Degree.
– Jamie D. Simms, age 32, of Crown City, Ohio, two counts of Non-Support of Dependents, felonies of the Fifth Degree.
– Shelena M. Doss, age 28, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Escape, a felony of the Third Degree.
– Savannah C. Coleman, age 28, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Escape, a felony of the Third Degree.
– Ronald W. Smart, age 41, of Wellston, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Christopher T. Dray, age 34, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Tristan B. Adkins, age 21, of Chapmanville, West Virginia, one count of Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of a Police Officer, a felony of the Third Degree.
– James R. Kinnison, Jr., age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Zachary L. Beach, age 35, of Thurman, 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 Fourth Degree.
– Christopher J. VanMeter, age 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Logan C. Wamsley, age 26, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Grand Theft, a felony of the Fourth Degree; and one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Eric L. Payne, age 41, of Dayton, 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 Possession of Heroin, a felony of the Fifth Degree; and one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Mark A. Eblin, II, age 40, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of a Police Officer, a felony of the Third Degree.
– Stephen E. Johnson, age 19, of Thurman, Ohio, one count of Grand Theft, a felony of the Third Degree.
– Carey L. Fleming, age 48, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Improper Discharge of a Firearm at or into a Habitation, a felony of the Second Degree; and one count of Having Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the Third Degree.
– Vernon W. Kinneman, age 60, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Importuning, a felony of the Third Degree.
– James M. Malone, age 35, of Waterford, Michigan, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Jett A. Acree, age 39, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the Fourth Degree; and one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Daniel A. Crittenden, age 37, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Deangelo Q. Young, age 31, of Dayton, Ohio, one count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Preston T. Broyles, age 20, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Shelena M. Doss, age 28, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Trespass in a Habitation, a felony of the Fourth Degree; and one count of Escape, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Christopher T. Lewis, age 26, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Leonard R. Butcher, age 42, of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Misty D. McCoy, age 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Misty D. McCoy, age 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Paul C. Reynolds, age 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Jill B. Bevan, age 48, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the Fifth Degree.
– Laura I. Holsinger, age 27, of Cheshire, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
– Emily A. Smith, age 27, of Gallipolis, Ohio, two counts of Endangering Children, felonies of the Third Degree.
– Kelly M. Rusk, age 50, of Bidwell, Ohio, two counts of Endangering Children, felonies of the Third Degree.
– Jessica L. Rusk, age 27, of Gallipolis, Ohio, two counts of Endangering Children, felonies of the Third Degree.
– Antwan D. Walker, age 33, of Worthington, Ohio, two counts of Assault, felonies of the Fourth Degree; one count of Assault, a felony of the Fifth Degree; and one count of Trespass in a Habitation, a felony of the Fourth Degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.