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Butler County

Grand Jury

A Butler County grand jury returned 42 indictments during its first session in April. The grand jury also returned four cases to the lower courts for further disposition.

Edgardo Noel Ortiz, 22, 900 St. Clair Ave., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

Brian Richard Sparks, 26, 703 Millikin St., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of falsification.

Blake A. Musgrave, 24, 1220 Prospect Ave., Middletown; indicted on two counts of theft (direct), and one count each of burglary, burglary (direct) and attempted burglary (direct).

Anson Bradford, 46, 525 Linn St., Hamilton; indicted on one count of operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

Dawn April Burke, 31, 28 Elmont, Hamilton; indicted on one count of complicity to theft.

Russell Lee Mitchell, 50, 340 Hanover St., Hamilton; indicted on one count of failure to appear.

Gary Lynn Osborne, 55, 525 Elmgrove Terr., Middletown; indicted on one count of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of cocaine.

Ryan Lancaster, 21, 2774 State Line Road, Oxford; indicted on one count of possession of cocaine.

Angela M. Garrett, 34, 1635 Eden Park, #10, Hamilton; indicted on one count of complicity to theft.

Jeffrey Lin Richmond, 46, 1090 NW Washington Blvd., Hamilton; indicted on one count of theft.

Constance D. Buttrick, 32, 31 Dragon Drive, Eaton; indicted on one count each of forgery and identity fraud.

John Walter Gaebel, 30, 1236 Bauer Road, Somerville; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs and obstructing official business.

Michael William Harris, 38, 170 Rosemontt St., Detroit, Mich.; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Damon Allen Hills, 38, 2265 W. Boston, Detroit, Mich.; indicted on one count of possession of cocaine.

Willia Harney, 24, 1222 Homeside, Cincinnati; indicted on one count of theft.

Daniel James Holtgrefe, 25, 300 Supthin St., Middletown; certified back to the lower court on one count each of aggravated menacing, criminal damaging or endangering, petty theft, disorderly conduct, obstructing official business, and falsification (direct).

Robert L. Day, 20, 25 Hurm St., #5, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine and falsification.

Timothy Alfred, 44, 446 Milliville Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of burglary.

Joe D. Smith Jr., 28, 3224 Shollenbarger, Oxford; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property (direct), grand theft, breaking and entering, breaking and entering (direct), and petty theft (direct).

Samuel William Weaver, 22, 1655 Kahn Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary (direct), felonious assault (direct), and grand theft (direct).

Connie L. Mason, 42, 449 N. Third St., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of complicity to unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Matthew Hubbard, 19, 126 Webster, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of robbery and tampering with evidence (direct).

James Meadows, 21, 12 Talawanda Court, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of robbery and tampering with evidence (direct).

Brandon L. Merida, 20, 2484 Maple St., Overpeck; indicted on one count each of robbery and tampering with evidence (direct).

Richard D. Stewart, 21, 5 Martin Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of robbery and tampering with evidence (direct).

Brenda Lee Streeter, 43, 819 9th Ave., Middletown; indicted on nine counts of forgery and four counts of forgery (direct).

Michael E. Ross, 36, 1267 U.S. 27, Liberty, Ind.; indicted on one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs.

Christopher G. McRoberts, 19, 1400 Naegele Lane, Amelia; indicted on one count of grand theft.

Corrina A. Crank, 28, 5205 College Corner Pike, 1, Oxford; indicted on two counts of forgery, and one count each of theft, misuse of credit cards, and receiving stolen property.

John Phelps, 29, 5034 Cincinnati-Brookville Road, Hamilton; indicted on two counts of operating a motor vehicle under the influence and one count of felonious assault.

Gregory R. Heritz, 25, 9109 Canal Way, West Chester Twp.; indicted on five counts of burglary, three counts of grand theft (direct), two counts of theft (direct), and one count of petty theft (direct).

Roger Ramsey, 57, 442 Dartmouth Circle, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of rape (direct), menacing by stalking, menacing by stalking (direct), and telecommunications harassment.

David R. Staten, 36, 9643 Gibralter Drive, Cincinnati; indicted on 21 counts of theft (direct), two counts each of petty theft (direct) and theft, and one count of receiving stolen property (direct).

Tabitha Farnsworth, 41, 3708 Oxford-Millville Road, Oxford; indicted on one count each of forgery, theft, and forgery (direct).

Terrence A. Candidate, 23, 6574 Lakeside Drive, West Chester Twp.; indicted on one count each of robbery (direct), grand theft (direct), failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer (direct), receiving stolen property (direct), and failure to stop after an accident (direct).

Terrence A. Candidate, 23, 6574 Lakeside Drive, Apt. 209H, West Chester Twp.; indicted on three counts of kidnapping (direct), two counts of aggravated burglary, and one count each of kidnapping, felonious assault, and grand theft.

Clarence Steven Isaacs, 27, 5726 Blueridge Drive, Hamilton; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).

Dawn Conrad, 41, 125 S. Ocean Ave., Apt. 202, W. Palm Beach, Fla.; indicted on three counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).

Joseph Shawn Baker, 32, 4277 Malerd Court, Middletown; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).

Brian Lee Cotton, 31, 3100 Ottawa St., Middletown; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).

Daniel King, 35, 2042 John St., Hamilton; indicted on three counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).

Michael Lewis, 33, 1316 Woodlawn Road, Middletown; indicted on four counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).

Charles Riddell III, 39, 1332 Camp Hill Way, #12, West Carrollton; indicted on one count of failure to appear (direct).

Julia Wyatt, 42, 7986 Fourth St., West Chester Twp.; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin (direct) and possessing drug abuse instruments (direct).

Timothy D. Pingleton, 41, 7986 Fourth St., West Chester Twp.; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin (direct) and possessing drug abuse instruments (direct).

Fairfield Police Department

The theft of a vehicle parked in the 7000 block of Fairfield Business Drive occurred at 8:30 a.m. March 28. Reported value is $13,185.

The theft of six air compressors from M&M American Logistics, 300 Distribution Circle from a trailer occurred between 5 and 10 p.m. April 2. Reported value is $1,800.

The theft of a vehicle from J.D. Byrider Sales, 5515 Dixie Highway occurred between 10 p.m. April 2 and 10:52 p.m. April 3. Reported value is $5,000.

A Cincinnati man, 20, was arrested at 1:45 a.m. April 3 in the 5500 block of Dixie Highway on suspicion of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

A Hamilton man, 28, was arrested at 3:37 p.m. April 3 at the Fairfield Police Department for an offense in the 1100 block of Symmes Road on suspicion of assault.

A Hamilton man, 46, was arrested at 6:30 p.m. April 3 in the 5100 block of Pleasant Avenue on suspicion of felony possession of drugs.

A Hamilton man, 30, was arrested at 7:17 p.m. April 3 on John Gray Road at Pleasant Avenue on suspicion of possession of prescription drugs and driving under suspension.

The theft of a vehicle parked in the 2700 block of Symmes Road occurred between 8 a.m. April 4 and 5 p.m. April 5. Reported value is $1,000.

A Cincinnati woman, 18, was arrested at 11:34 p.m. April 4 on Dixie Highway at Production Drive on suspicion of operating a vehicle while impaired.

A Fairfield man, 53, was arrested at 3:03 a.m. April 5 on Dixie Highway at Hicks Boulevard on suspicion of operating a vehicle while impaired.

A Fairfield man, 28, was arrested at 3:39 a.m. April 5 on Dixie Highway at Holden Boulevard on suspicion of operating a vehicle while impaired.

The theft of a vehicle from ESJ Carriers, 8525 North Gilmore Road between 8 p.m. April 5 and 5 p.m. April 6. Reported value is $10,000.

A Fairfield man, 54, was arrested at 8:54 a.m. April 6 in the 3600 block of Kohn Drive on suspicion of assault.

A Fairfield man, 20, was arrested at 5:52 a.m. April 7 on Dixie Highway at Camelot Drive on suspicion of operating a vehicle while impaired, driving left of center and driving under suspension.

A Cincinnati woman, 41, was arrested at 11:08 a.m. on Hamilton Avenue at Interstate 275 on suspicion of theft and felony forgery for an offense in the 6300 block of South Gilmore Road.

A Fairfield man, 23, was arrested at 7:55 p.m. April 8 at the Fairfield Police Department on suspicion of felony theft for an offense in the 500 block of Wyoming Avenue.

A Fairfield man, 41, was arrested at 7:52 p.m. April 8 in the 5400 block of South Gilmore Road on suspicion of operating a vehicle while impaired.

Fairfield Twp. Police Department

The theft of six copper bars occurred from the compound of a cell phone tower at Bypass Ohio 4 and Ohio 129 between November 2007 and April. Total value of the bars is estimated at $3,000.

A Fairfield Twp. man, 20, was arrested at 10:40 a.m. April 3, at Speedway, 3450 Tylersville Road, on suspicion of theft. The man, who was an employee, confessed to stealing gift and gas cards worth $530.

A Middletown man, 18, was arrested at 5 a.m. April 4, in the 7900 block of Jessie's Way on suspicion of theft. The man allegedly stole two purses and several credit cards.

A Trenton man, 26, was arrested April 8, on Bypass Ohio 4 and Millikin Road on suspicion of endangering children. According to a witness, the man repeatedly struck his 5-year-old stepson in the back of a car parked in front of Wal-Mart, 3201 Princeton Road. The man removed the boy from the store after a store official told him the boy urinated on merchandise. The boy sustained bruises around his right eye and red marks around the eye and on his right cheek, according to police reports.

A Fairfield Twp. man, 21, and a Fairfield Twp. girl, 16, were arrested in Bridgewater Falls shopping center around 9:15 a.m. April 8, on suspicion of possession of drugs.

A Fairfield Twp. man, 20, was arrested at 3:35 a.m. April 10, in the 2700 block of Tylersville Road on suspicion of offenses involving underage persons and contributing to the unruliness/delinquency of a child.

A Hamilton man, 50, was arrested in the 1400 block of Tuley Road at 10:10 p.m. April 10, on suspicion of possession of drugs.

Hamilton Police Department

An 80-ton hydraulic cutting press, valued at $20,000, was stolen from the Cincinnati Printers, 9053 LeSaint Drive in Fairfield, sometime between 2 p.m. April 7, and 3 p.m. April 8.

Several items were stolen out of a car parked at 498 Hampshire Drive between 12 and 7 a.m. on March 26. The stolen items include a Motorola Razor cell phone charger, a Panasonic CD/MP3 player, a power adapter, a Lauren Hope medical ID bracelet, several music CDs, neon lighting and Panama Jack sunglasses. The total estimated value is $580, including the damage to the vehicle's center console.

A burglary occurred in the 1000 block of Webster Avenue sometime between 10 a.m. March 22, and 9 p.m. March 30. Items, with a total estimated value of $1,015, that were taken include $45 in cash, a police scanner, a fur coat, three gold necklaces and two quilts.

A theft from a work truck occurred in the 300 block of Hampshire Drive between 12:01 to 8:17 a.m. April 9. Tools and equipment, with an estimated total value of $4,960, that were taken include framing and finish nailers, 18V Dewalt batteries, a Porter cable orbital sander, a Makita impact driver, Bosch circular saws, a belt sander and Black and Decker rowters.

A theft occurred at a home in the 1200 block of Harmon Avenue between 8:45 p.m. April 8, and 9:30 a.m. April 9. A green Briggs and Stratton lawn mower and a 10-speed silver Schwinn bike were stolen off of the patio.

A theft of a Ford F-150 occurred in the 1000 block of Clinton Avenue at about 9:30 a.m. April 3,

West Chester Twp. Police Department

The theft of $13,950 in jewelry and $400 occurred April 8 from a home in the 8000 block of Nighthawk Lane.

A 13-year-old West Chester Twp. juvenile was charged April 10 with public indecency after an incident in the 7400 block of Dimmick Road. The juvenile was cited and released.

A 33-year-old Trenton woman was charged April 10 with robbery after she allegedly attempted to steal $808 in merchandise from Meijer at 7390 Tylersville Road. The suspect allegedly bit a security officer as she struggled to escape. The suspect was taken to the Butler County Jail.

A 37-year-old West Chester Twp. man was charged April 11 with driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop at the intersection of Tylersville Road and Apache Way. The suspect was taken to the Butler County Jail.

A 44-year-old West Chester Twp. man was charged April 11 with driving while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop at the intersection of Rolling Meadows and Donegal drives. The suspect was cited and released.

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