Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met in September 2024 and returned indictments for the following individuals:
Danny R. Durst, age 38, of Patriot, Ohio, eight counts of Rape, felonies of the first degree; and eight counts of Sexual Battery, felonies of the third degree.
Kraig M. Lemley, age 19, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Battery, a felony of the first degree; and one count of Felonious Assault, a felony of the second degree.
Gabriel L. Conkey, age 17, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Murder, a Special Category Felony; and one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
Terry Qualls Jr, age 47, of Gallipolis, Ohio, five counts of Theft, felonies of the fourth degree; two counts of Theft, felonies of the fifth degree; and one count of Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, a felony of the second degree.
Levi J. Partlow, age 19, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Failure to Comply, a felony of the third degree.
Alfred K. Cordell III, age 34, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Illegal Conveyance of Drugs Onto Grounds of Detention Facility or Institution, a felony of the third degree; one count of Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the third degree; and one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the third degree.
Joshua A. Longworth, age 25, of Portsmouth, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Psilocyn), a felony of the third degree; and one count of Possession of L.S.D., a felony of the third degree.
Natisha T. Rhodes, age 34, of Huntington, West Virginia, one count of Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree.
Jeremy A. Nichols, age 47, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Domestic Violence, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Strangulation, a felony of the fourth degree.
Joni D. Price, age 39, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Felony OVI, a felony of the fourth degree.
Nathaniel D. Freireich, age 27, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Strangulation, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Domestic Violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Stephen M. Russell, age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fifth degree.
Christina A. Boggess, age 38, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Cassidy R. Sheffield, age 40, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Gavin M. Carrier, age 20, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Gary A. Dray, age 49, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Amanda L. Harder, age 42, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Tyler G. Spencer, age 22, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Jason C. Taylor, age 45, of Pomeroy, 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; and one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
The cases against those indicted will proceed in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
