Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met in August 2022 and returned indictments for the following individuals:
Darius L. Bridges, age 32, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the first degree; and one count of Trafficking in a Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the first degree.
Charlene F. Campos, age 36, of Thurman, Ohio, one count of Felonious Assault, a felony of the second degree; and one count of Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree.
Brian Petrie, age 36, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Felonious Assault, a felony of the second degree.
Amanda L. Burns, age 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
Kerwin L. McKinney, age 49, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Possession of Marihuana, a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Trafficking in Marihuana, a felony of the third degree.
Jeremy Council, age 43, of Gallipolis, Ohio, two counts of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, felonies of the fourth degree.
Chantelle R. Bryan, age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fourth degree.
Crystal D. Stone, age 39, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree.
Floyd R. Moore-Shepherd, age 29, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
Don A. Stephenson, age 49, of Racine, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
Christopher T. Lewis, age 30, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, two counts of Failure to Appear, felonies of the fourth degree.
Dustin E. Null, age 43, of Newport, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree.
Jeremiah J.R. Leach, age 21, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methylphenidate), a felony of the fifth degree.
Stephen M. Russell, age 36, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Possession of Heroin, 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 Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree.
Ryan K. Williams, age 35, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Jacob T. Smith, age 23, of Middleport, Ohio, two counts of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, felonies of the fifth degree; and one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree.
Levi A. Kropf, age 22, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
Israel Mendozo, age 36, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Kerry A. Dillon, age 32, of Patriot, Ohio, 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.
Brandon Griffea, age 33, of Galloway, Ohio, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree.
James Cavender II, age 34, of Columbus, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Whitney N. Williams, age 36, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methylphenidate), a felony of the fifth degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
