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:
Oliver Childs, 1714 Flemming, Middletown; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
Anthony Rippey, 922 Greenwood Ave., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count each of obstructing official business, possession of marijuana, and operating a bicycle without proper signal devices.
Damian Galan, 12034 Benadir Road, Springdale; indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and possession of cocaine.
Deborah Lee Ratliff, 1362 Carriage Hill Lane, Apt. 2, Hamilton; indicted on two counts of operating a vehicle under the influence, and one count of driving under OVI suspension.
Thomas W. Vickers, 2350 Noble Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of tampering with evidence, aggravated possession of drugs, and possession of cocaine.
Tanya M. Harper, 4612 Moselle Drive, Liberty Twp.; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property, and operating a vehicle under the influence of marijuana.
Raven Emory, 5990 Fairham Road, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and possessing drug abuse instruments.
Joseph Robert Hauser, 50 Beverly Drive, Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of marked lanes, and indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, operating a vehicle under the influence, and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Dalaquan Alexander Wright, 709 7th Ave., Middletown; indicted on one count of possession of heroin.
Patrick D. Price, 910 Burton Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count of receiving stolen property.
Asa S. Buell, 2507 Clemmer Drive, Fairfield; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property, and forgery.
Kenyatta McCullough, 142 Hanover St., Hamilton; indicted on one count of trafficking in heroin.
Erasmo James Rodriguez, Jr., 3754 Charloe Court, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of theft, petty theft (direct), and failure to appear.
Jeffrey S. King, 5380 Sandstone Drive, Fairfield; indicted on one count each of trafficking in hashish, possession of hashish, trafficking in marijuana (direct), and possession of marijuana (direct).
Valorie Woodruff, 325 W. High St., Apt. 4, Oxford; certified back to the lower court on one count of criminal trespass.
Robert J. Smith, 1416 Wesleyan Road, Dayton; indicted on one count each of trafficking in a Fentanyl-related compound, possession of a Fentanyl-related compound, tampering with evidence (direct), driving under suspension, and marked lanes.
Allen Wallace, 4071 E. Kemper Road, Cincinnati; indicted on two counts each of aggravated trafficking in drugs (direct), and aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
James Terrell Hughley, 1205 Vine St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated arson (direct), aggravated arson, having weapons while under disability, tampering with evidence, obstructing official business, and resisting arrest.
Jeremy Defevers, address unknown; certified back to the lower court on one count of assault.
Jametta M. Lipscomb, 417 Short St., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count each of assault, and criminal damaging or endangering.
Garrett Zachariah McKay, 7279 W. Elkton Gifford Road, Somerville; indicted on one count each of obstructing official business, petty theft, theft (direct), and misuse of credit cards (direct).
Theodore G. McCreadie, 2504 Chapel Road, Okeana; certified back to the lower court on one count of failure to control, and indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, operating a vehicle under the influence, driving under OVI suspension, and possessing drug abuse instruments.
Melinda K. Perry, 357 Hampshire Drive, Apt. 35c, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and possessing drug abuse instruments.
Anthony L. Palmieri, 1606 Pleasant Ave., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of seat belt required.
Angel Jo Sositko, 442 Harrison Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Dwayne Smith Mullins, 1165 Shuler Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of theft, and criminal damaging or endangering.
Jeffery Rogers, 15 Beth Lane, Apt. 7, Hamilton; indicted on one count of domestic violence.
Crystal Nichole Dieffenbach, 742 S. Poplar St., Oxford; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
Justin Retherford, 1200 Middletown Eaton Road, Middletown; indicted on one count each of theft, complicity to breaking and entering, and misuse of credit cards.
Emma B. Robertson, 7571 Evans Court, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, petty theft, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of drugs.
Charlie J. McIntosh, 46 Thornhill Drive, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of tampering with evidence, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of cocaine, and possessing drug abuse instruments.
James Ryan Robarge, 1355 Symmes, Apt. B, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of breaking and entering, possessing criminal tools, and petty theft.
Joaquin E. Morales-Cruz, 3 Carousel Blvd., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of illegal possession of a firearm in liquor permit premises, and using weapons while intoxicated.
Gerald William Ray Flannery Jr., 311 Hudson Ave., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of domestic violence.
Todd A. Borchert, 4670 Dixie Highway, Fairfield; indicted on two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, and one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs and possession of a Fentanyl-related compound (direct).
Ryan James Rose, 525 W. Point Pleasant Cr., Apt. 42, Fairfield; indicted on one count of domestic violence.
Michael Curtis Powell, 4253 River Road, Fairfield; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
Robert E. Locke, 1161 Shuler Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin and possessing drug abuse instruments.
David E. Howard, 3014 Ottawa St., Middletown; indicted on one count of failure to appear (direct).
Octavius Caudle, 1116 Hanover St., Hamilton; indicted on one count of failure to appear (direct).
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WARREN COUNTY
The Warren County grand jury returned these indictments during a recent session:
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Travis Jay Thornton, 5736 Lindaway Drive, Milford; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Dion Crockett, 9742 Coventry Court, Mason; indicted on one count of domestic violence.
Cleo Justine Feltner, 709 S. Marshall Road, Middletown; indicted on one count of identity fraud (direct).
Jeremy J. Griffin, 2019 Wellington Road, Middletown; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
Lawrence P. Russell Jr., LECI: indicted on one count each of assault (direct) and sexual imposition (direct).
Joseph Lee Freeman, 2609 Whitecap Court, Waynesville; indicted on one count of felonious assault.
Zachary Kyle Blevins, 2074 N. U.S. Rt. 42, Lebanon; indicted on five counts of violating protection order.
Tiffany Danielle Pierce, 840 E. 2nd St., Franklin; indicted on two counts of possession of drugs and one count of theft.
Jose Juan Izquierdo Biaggi, 1911 Linden Ave., Middletown; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
John Zachary Williford, 9582 Homestead Drive, Franklin; indicted on four counts of operation while under the influence of alcohol or drug of abuse, and one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, failure to stop after accident, possession of drug abuse instruments, and possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia.
George William Lynch, 4054 W. Grand Ave., Indianapolis, In.; indicted on one count each of forgery (direct) and theft (direct).
Jahmel D. Morgan, 11364 Hollow Oak, Miamisburg; indicted on two counts of theft (direct) and one count of grand theft of a motor vehicle (direct).
Logan Michael Lee Fithen, 2745A Ohio 132, New Richmond; indicted on one count of escape.
James W. Adams III, 524 Mary Lane, S. Lebanon; indicted on one count of escape.
Sarah B. Barnett, 7801 Lemay St., Waynesville; indicted on one count each of operation while under the influence of alcohol or drug of abuse (direct), and driving under suspension (direct).
Alexander Steven Brooks, 509 Anderson St., Franklin; indicted on one count each of having weapons while under disability, carrying concealed weapons, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, aggravated possession of drugs, and obstructing official business.
Steven D. Stacy, LECI; indicted on one count of possession of a deadly weapon while under detention (direct).
Thuy Thi Murphy, 1844 Surrey Trail, Apt. 9, Bellbrook; indicted on 14 counts each of theft of drugs (direct) and illegal processing of drug documents (direct).
Nathan Gene Abney, 518 Pauline Drive, S. Lebanon; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine (direct), possession of Fentanyl-related compound (direct)., and possession of drugs (direct).
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