Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announces that the Gallia County Grand Jury met and handed down indictments in December 2024 and January 2025. The following individuals were indicted:
DECEMBER 2024:
Michael D. Terry, age 48, of Vinton, Ohio, three counts of Rape, felonies of the first degree.
Ralph E. Bays, age 80, of Patriot, Ohio, one count of Rape, a felony of the first degree; and four counts of Gross Sexual Imposition, felonies of the third degree.
Kaveus F. Penick, age 28, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Burglary, a felony of the second degree; two counts of Tampering with Evidence, felonies of the third degree; one count of Aggravated Burglary, a felony of the first degree with firearm specification; one count of Aggravated Burglary, a felony of the first degree; one count of Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Domestic Violence, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Kayla M. Haislop, age 33, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Burglary, a felony of the first degree.
Brenden C. R. Ousley, age 21, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Robbery, a felony of the second degree.
Brody A. Green, age 36, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Robbery, a felony of the third degree; and three counts of Kidnapping, felonies of the second degree. (Superseding indictment adding Kidnapping charges)
Derrick A. Grimm, age 30, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Strangulation, a felony of the third degree; and three counts of Kidnapping, felonies of the second degree.
Christopher J. Vanmeter, age 38, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the third degree; one count of Trafficking in Cocaine, a felony of the third degree; one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Trafficking in a Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the second degree; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the second degree; and three counts of Violation of a Protection Order, felonies of the fifth degree.
Dakota A. Sheets, age 21, of Pomeroy, Ohio, one count of Sexual Battery, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor, a felony of the fourth degree.
Benjamin S. Geyer, age 54, of Rutland, Ohio, one count of Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto Grounds of Detention Facility or Institution, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Rebecca S. Celedon, age 44, of Beckley, West Virginia, 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 Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the third degree; one count of Trafficking in a Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the third degree; one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Trafficking in a Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree.
Dustin A. Deckard, age 43, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto Detention Facility or Institution, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Jared M. Nolan, age 27, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Discharge Firearm on or Near Prohibited Premises, a felony of the third degree.
Valerie J. Porter, age 58, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Failing to Provide for a Functionally Impaired Person, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Reckless Homicide, a felony of the third degree.
Kaleb C. Creel, age 34, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Failure to Provide Notice of Residence Address Change, a felony of the third degree.
Michael A. Plair, age 22, of Fairfield, Ohio, one count of Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of Police Officer, a felony of the third degree.
David R. Priddy, age 51, of Rutland, Ohio, one count of Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree.
Michael R. Burns, age 47, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree.
Daniel P. Potter, age 35, of Rutland, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
Levi J. Partlow, age 19, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
Aaron D. Carpenter, age 34, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Strangulation, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Disrupting Public Service, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Domestic Violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Nolan R. Wilson, age 38, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Domestic Violence, a felony of the fourth degree.
Danielle R. N. Perry, age 25, of Bidwell, Ohio, three counts of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, felonies of the fifth degree; two counts of Trafficking in Fentanyl Related Compound, felonies of the fifth degree; one count of Trafficking in Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree; one count of Possession of Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree.
Zachary R. Thomas, age 37, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Michelle L. Seymour, age 43, of Jackson, Ohio, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
David G. McQuaid, Jr., age 46, of Rio Grande, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
William E. Mullins, age 40, of Bidwell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
James S. Hairston, age 35, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Dustin M. Thacker, age 36, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
JANUARY 2025:
Jeremiah L. Chapman, age 36, of Patriot, Ohio, four counts of Kidnapping, felonies of the second degree; two counts of Disrupting Public Service, felonies of the fourth degree; and two counts of Domestic Violence, misdemeanors of the first degree.
Charles L.R. Cordell, age 37, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Felonious Assault, a felony of the second degree; two counts of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, felonies of the fifth degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the third degree.
Kevin L. Wise, age 32, of Harvest, Alabama, one count of Kidnapping, a felony of the second degree; one count of Disrupting Public Service, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Domestic Violence, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Noah R. Hysell, age 65, of Racine, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the second degree; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the second degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Psilocyn), a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (Psilocyn), a felony of the fourth degree.
Robert P. Kennard, age 54, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the second degree; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the second degree; one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Psilocyn), a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (Psilocyn), a felony of the fourth degree.
Luke A. Sanders, age 38, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the second degree.
Thomas R. Millender, age 39, of Detroit, Michigan, one count of Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree.
Dameion T. Shriver, age 19, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Sexual Battery, a felony of the third degree; and one count of Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor, a felony of the fourth degree.
Justin P. McCoy, age 33, of Gallipolis, Ohio, one count of Assault, a felony of the fourth degree; and one count of Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of Police Officer, a felony of the third degree.
Tyler K. Sprouse, age 29, one count of Trespass in a Habitation, a felony of the fourth degree.
Ashlee N. Crenshaw, age 35, of Warner Robins, Georgia, one count of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree.
Richard L. Burgett, age 54, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree.
Travis Harper, age 32, of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, one count of Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
Kelly R. Savage, age 44, of Vinton, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Christina M. Ellis, age 39, of Crown City, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Kayla J. Lee, age 28, of Apple Grove, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Travis J. Davis, age 34, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Mercedes B. Combs, age 31, of Portsmouth, Ohio, one count of Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree; 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.
Paul A. Wellman, age 27, of Powell, Ohio, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs (Bromazolam), a felony of the fifth degree.
Brandon L. Wells, age 31, one count of Possession of Fentanyl Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree.
Angela E. Crabtree, age 51, of Gallipolis, 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.
