56 people indicted in Butler and Warren counties

Grand juries, which meet in secret, review criminal charges brought by police and prosecutors and investigate possible criminal behavior. The proceedings are usually one-sided, because the accused is not present and witnesses are not cross-examined.

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A grand jury may issue an indictment if it finds probable cause that a crime was committed and the accused person is responsible. An indictment is an accusation that must then be proven in court. The grand jury may also elect to issue no indictment.

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BUTLER COUNTY

Indictments returned during a recent session of the Butler County grand jury:

Joseph Simpson, 2531 E. Highwood Drive, Fairfield; indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, aggravated trafficking in drugs (direct), and aggravated possession of drugs (direct).

Ashley N. Frecker, 2121 Milesburn Drive, Dayton; inidcted on one count each of possession of heroin, possession of a Fentanyl-related compound (direct), and possession of cocaine (direct).

Austin Reed Saurber, 1014 Symmes Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

George Edward Barrett Jr., 1340 W. Elkton, Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of possessing drug abuse instruments.

Benjamin E. Hester, 713 Gordon Smith Blvd., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of possession of a Fentanyl-related compound, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Brandon Jered Jones, 326 Main St., Hamilton; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

David Wayne Saylor, 1941 Pater Ave., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count each of littering, disorderly conduct, and possession of marijuana, and indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

David James Lawrence, 570 S. 12th St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of possession of marijuana, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Michael D. Lyninger, 4740 Wicklow, Middletown; certified back to the lower court on one count of criminal trespass.

Alisha Martin, 683 Franklin St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and possessing drug abuse instruments.

Cody F. Schwegmann, 505 Millville Ave., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count each of petty theft and criminal trespass.

Nicholas Crockett, 215 S. 11th St., Hamilton; indicted on one count of possession of cocaine.

Charles E. Paul, III, 3525 Thorngate Drive, Mason; certified back to the lower court on one count of possession of marijuana.

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Zachary S. Leininger, 4120 Hickory Woods Drive, Mason; indicted on one count of possession of LSD.

Kia L. Thomas, 1405 Main St., Apt. 1, Middletown; indicted on one count each of forgery and attempted theft.

Samantha C. Mulligan, 3202 Andrew St., Middletown; indicted on one count of possession of a Fentanyl-related compound.

Macarthur Jackson, Jr., 607 Young St., Middletown; indicted on one count each of felonious assault, felonious assault (direct), assault, having weapons while under disability, unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance, and obstructing offficial business.

Anthony W. Koons, 2158 Clark St., Hamilton; indicted on two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, and one count of possession of drugs.

Nathaniel D. Brielmaier, 3970 Delmar Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count of receiving stolen property.

Alex D. Campbell, 9946 Mangham Drive, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of trafficking in a Fentanyl-related compound, and possession of a Fentanyl-related compound (direct).

Deanna Long, 1755 Grand, Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of aggravated menacing.

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Brian S. Whicker, 796 Belle Ave., #2, Hamilton; indicted on one count of grand theft of a motor vehicle.

Thomas E. Uhl, 2350 Gardner Road, Hamilton; indicted on one count of burglary.

Nicholas A. Katsaounis, 706 Walnut St., Cincinnati; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Christopher Michael Thacker, 800 Hayes Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of unauthorized use of property.

Evan Raye Slifer, 305 Glenn Court, Trenton; certified back to the lower court on one count of criminal trespass.

Kenneth R. Baker, 813 Campbell Ave., Hamilton; indicted on four counts each of aggravated trafficking in drugs (direct) and aggravated possession of drugs (direct), and one count each of trafficking in heroin (direct), trafficking in cocaine (direct), possession of heroin (direct), and possession of cocaine (direct).

Pamela M. Schaffer, 346 Blackburn Ave., Fairfield; indicted on one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs (direct) and aggravated possession of drugs (direct).

Troy McDaniel, address unknown; certified back to the lower court on one count of telecommunications harassment (direct).

Victor S. Couzens, address unknown; certified back to the lower court on one count of telecommunications harassment (direct).

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WARREN COUNTY

The Warren County grand jury returned these indictments during a recent session:

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Hayden M.Hensel, 3187 W. 43th St., Cleveland; indicted on one count of felonious assault.

Monroe K. Jackson, 82 W. Maple St., North Lewisburg; indicted on one count of felonious assault.

Kayla R. Whittecar, 7246 Winding Brook Road, Perrysburg; indicted on one count each of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, possessing criminal tools, and possession of drugs.

Ramon Allen, Lebanon Correctional Institution; indicted on one count of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility.

Kevin D. Moore, 115 Scott Drive, Englewood; indicted on one count of possession of cocaine.

Cade Keiter Rosengarten, 60 E. Franklin St., Bellbrook; indicted on one count of possession of marijuana.

William Dale Crutcher Jr., 5256 S. Ohio 123, Morrow; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Cwana Enoch Howard, 3919 Bonita Drive, Apt. B, Middletown; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Justin Lee Garnett, 2042 Parkamo Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs; operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them; illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of hashish.

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Jamie Reising, 224 W. Mulberry Ave., Lebanon; indicted on one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs.

Randy T. Duke, 1101 Huffman Ave., Dayton; indicted on one count each of felonious assault, domestic violence, and assault.

Russell J. Griswold, 263 W. Main St., Owensville; indicted on one count each of burglary and grand theft.

Justin Chadwell, 2353 Laurel Nicholsville Road, New Richmond; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Wesley Gates, Lebanon Correctional Institution; indicted on one count of assault.

James R. Thompson, 114 Vista View Circle, Ft. Mitchell, Ky.; indicted on one count each of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.

Kylynn Leaverne Shackelford, 145 Hanover Ave., Dayton; indicted on one count each of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, tampering with evidence, possessing criminal tools, and illegal conveyance of a communications device onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility.

Josefina Petrarca, 40 S. Oakley Ave., Columbus; indicted on one count each of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of drugs, and possessing criminal tools.

Terrance D. Everhart, 9917 Mangham Drive, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of theft, and petty theft.

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Christian E. Clark, 10187 Spring field Pike, Cincinnati; indicted on one count of theft.

Leslie D. Swallows, 1901 Hazel Ave., Dayton; indicted on one count each of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer; possession of drugs; operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them; and obstructing official business.

Gage E. Emmert, 706 Trenton Road, Apt. A, Trenton; indicted on one count each of grand theft of a motor vehicle and petty theft.

Brandon S. Tillmann, 899 Noyes Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, aggravated possession of drugs, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Alexis Marie Amoth, 12142 Westerly Drive, Cincinnati; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Jose Andres Rivera Raun, 1024 Stratford Court, Loveland; indicted on one count each of trafficking in hashish, possession of hashish, trafficking in marijuana, possession of marijuana, and possessing criminal tools.

Nicholas Andrew Huber, 4270 Green Arbors Lane, Loveland; indicted on one count each of trafficking in hashish, possession of hashish, and possessing criminal tools.

Edward J. Donley, 6561 Ohio 133, Pleasant Plain; indicted on one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs, and aggravated possession of drugs.

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