Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met in February and March of 2024 and returned indictments for the following individuals:
Joseph P. Hernandez, age 20, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Murder, a Special Category Felony; and one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
Zev N. Journell, age 22, of Rocky Mount, Virginia, one count of Possession of Drugs (Marijuana), a felony of the third degree; one count of Trafficking in Marijuana, a felony of the third degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Psilocybin Mushrooms), a felony of the third degree; and one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (Psilocybin Mushrooms), a felony of the third degree.
Rachel A. Burnett, age 35, of Scottown, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the third degree.
Scott B. Dray, age 39, of Gallipolis, Ohio, four counts of Domestic Violence, felonies of the third degree.
Nathan E. Matthews, age 38, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Failure to Comply, a felony of the third degree.
Jason L. Shaver, age 31, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Having Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree.
Derek E. Henson, age 59, of Cheshire, Ohio, two counts of Grand Theft, felonies of the fourth degree; and one count of Telecommunications Fraud, a felony of the third degree.
Christopher S. Drummond, age 39, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the fourth degree.
Trudy Springer, age 50, of Lockbourne, Ohio, one count of Domestic Violence, a felony of the fourth degree.
Lori B. Goodman, age 40, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Theft from a Person in a Protected Class, a felony of the fourth degree.
Damani K. Harris, age 23, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
Prudence Mayes, age 42, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
Brooksan K. Huffman, age 36, of Cedar Grove, West Virginia, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
David S. Shank, age 32, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Failure to Provide Notice of Change of Address, a felony of the fourth degree.
Enjoli L. Grassel, age 36, of Lucasville, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Tonya L. Wood Costilow, age 38, of Oak Hill. Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Mirinda A. Rickard, age 44, of Pomeroy, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Joshua J. Huffman, age 47, of South Zanesville, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Hydromorphone), a felony of the fifth degree.
Loretta Lambert, age 45, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
Daniel Gillenwater, age 24, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
Phil W. Baird, age 28, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree.
Noah J. Smith, age 20, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Felonious Assault, a felony of the second degree with specification.
William L. M. Orsbon, age 21, of Proctorville, Ohio, three counts of Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor, felonies of the fourth degree; one count of Illegal Use of a Minor Person in Nudity-Oriented Material or Performance, a felony of the fifth degree; one count of Disseminating Matter Harmful to a Juvenile, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Illegal Use of a Minor in Nudity-Oriented Material or Performance, a felony of the second degree.
Jacob I. Ayrton, age 19, of North Charleston, South Carolina, one count of Trespass in a Habitation, a felony of the fourth degree.
Christopher M. Nott, age 46, of Gallipolis, Ohio, two counts of Assault, felonies of the fourth degree.
Phillip O. Howell, age 45, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Trafficking in Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree.
John P. Garrett, age 48, of Huntington, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Brian Reynolds, age 46, of Gallipolis, Ohio, three counts of Non-Support of Dependents, felonies of the fifth degree.
Jeremiah McGuire, age 42, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
