Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met in June 2022 and returned indictments for the following individuals:
Justin W. Carf, age 34, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Failure to Provide Notice of Residence Address Change, a felony of the first degree.
Amanda L. Burns, age 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, two counts of Complicity to Trafficking in Drugs, felonies of the first degree.
Brittani L. Minnis, age 37, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the first degree; one count of Trafficking in a Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the first degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fourth degree.
Jeremy A. Russell, age 45, of Thurman, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the third degree.
Eric D. Downey, age 43, of Jackson, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of Police Officer, a felony of the third degree.
Richard L. Houck, age 23, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter Involving a Minor, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Illegal Use of Minor in Nudity-Oriented Material of Performance, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles, a felony of the fifth degree.
Ashlee J. Garretson, age 25, of West Logan, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Amos N. Sigman, age 45, of Apple Grove, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fifth degree.
Gerald D. Mollett II, age 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Obstructing Justice, a felony of the fifth degree.
Lucas B Oxyer, age 50, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Anthony H. Long, age 39, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
Heather N. Randolph, age 39, of Pomeroy, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Travis E. Johnson, age 31, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Steven E. Sheets, age 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Justin R. Flinner, age 32, of Pomeroy, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Aaron D. Carpenter, age 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Ronnie R. McCain II, age 44, of Oak Hill, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Heidi M. Lemley, age 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Cassidy R. Sheffield, age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Jerri N. Cox, age 45, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Angela K. Puckett, age 24, of Jackson, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Terri R. Lucas, age 45, of Thurman, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Matthew Daniels, age 44, of Oak Hill, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
