Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met in February and returned indictments for the following individuals:
Brynn K. Martin, age 39, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
Lee A. Hawkins, II, age 34, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
Norman R. Shepherd, age 44, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Burglary, a felony of the second degree; and one count of Trespass in a Habitation, a felony of the fourth degree.
Jack D. Russell, age 36, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
Robert G. Kingery, age 38, of Jackson, Ohio, two counts of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, felonies of the fifth degree.
Tesa M. Schoolcraft, age 41, of Bidwell, Ohio, two counts of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, felonies of the fifth degree.
Roy Gene Fields, II, age 36, of Gandeeville, West Virginia, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
James S. Hairston, age 30, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
Brandon M. Harrison, age 26, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
Jessica L. Legg, age 30, of Southside, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Derrick W. Walker, age 38, of Charleston, West Virginia, one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
James A. Griffith, II, age 22, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Telecommunications Fraud, a felony of the fifth degree.
Robert D. Laywell, age 26, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Carrying Concealed Weapon, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
Ryan C. Richards, age 31, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Escape, a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Assault, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Tampering with Records, a felony of the third degree.
Allison E. Neville, age 25, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto the Grounds of a Detention Facility, a felony of the third degree.
Tabetha L. M. Call, age 31, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.
Tommy M. Pennington, age 44, of Vinton, Ohio, 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 Possession of Heroin, a felony of the third 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; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Trafficking in Marijuana, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
Brittany R. Burdette, age 29, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
