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:
Kristophur Johnson, 439 Forest Ave., Hamilton; indicted on five counts each of trafficking in heroin (direct) and possession of heroin (direct), and two counts each of aggravated trafficking in drugs (direct) and aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
Herbert G. Wilkerson, 5851 Princeton Glendale Road, Hamilton; indicted on one count of receiving stolen property.
Alexis M. Wright, 8817 Balboa Drive, Cincinnati; certified back to the lower court on two counts of petty theft.
Wyatt R. Deaton, 2816 Wilbraham, Middletown; indicted on one count each of carrying concealed weapons, aggravated trafficking in drugs (direct), and aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
Clinton Anderson, 5486 Camelot Dr., Apt. 29, Fairfield; indicted on one count of possession of heroin.
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Robert J. Wolfram Jr., 494 Adler St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of counterfeiting, aggravated possession of drugs (direct), failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, and operating a vehicle under the influence.
Eric Dalton, 2804 Roosevelt Blvd., Middletown; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin, possessing drug abuse instruments, and driving under suspension.
Kameron Daire Thomas, 1336 Schumard Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine, trafficking in cocaine, possession of heroin, trafficking in heroin, possession of a Fentanyl-related compound (direct), and trafficking in a Fentanyl-related compound (direct).
Timothy D. Schwandner, 3144 Pinto Trial, Mason; indicted on one count of violating a protection order.
Leopoldo Florez, 2800 Dixie Hwy #133, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin, possessing of a Fentanyl-related compound (direct), obstructing official business, and disorderly conduct.
Carl Wayne Napier, Jr., 714 S. 9th St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving under suspension.
Tanika Isreal, 1030 Chestnut St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine, aggravated possession of drugs, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Brandon J. Wilkie, 4814 Molunat Ln., Clayton; indicted on two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, and one count each of obstructing official business, possessing drug abuse instruments, and criminal mischief.
Rebecca M. McManus, 1028 Elwood St., Middletown; certified back to the lower court on one count of violating a protection order.
Christina Jennings, 849 W. Liberty St., Apt. E, Cincinnati; indicted on one count of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
Michael Rodarious Smith, Jr., 125 Park Ave., Apt. 3, Hamilton; indicted on two counts of murder, and one count of tampering with evidence.
Mark Middleton, 607 Wilson St., Middletown; indicted on one count each of felonious assault, discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, and criminal damaging or endangering (direct).
Derrick J. Mulligan, 2704 Wilbraham Road, Middletown; indicted on one count of burglary.
Juddson P. French, 1971 St. Clair Ave., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count each of operating a vehicle under the influence and failure to control.
Dashawn M. Sudberry, 929 Allen Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of having weapons while under disability, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and receiving stolen property.
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Steven M. Ellis, 227 N. 7 St., Apt. A, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin and aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
Tammi Teresa Martin, 683 Franklin St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of assault and obstructing official business.
Sean Z. Barnett, 5168 Hamilton Eaton Road, Hamilton; indicted on two counts of petty theft by deception, and one count of counterfeiting.
Edwin L. Erwin, 34 E. University Ave., Apt. 3, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of theft by deception and forgery.
Rickey Harmon, 227 Franklin Road, Apt. B, Trenton; indicted on three counts of having weapons while under disability (direct), and one count each of possession of heroin, possession of cocaine (direct), having weapons while under disability, resisting arrest, and possessing a defaced firearm (direct).
Brittany R. Jones, 3370 Hamilton Eaton Road, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of having weapons while under disability, having weapons while under disability (direct), and falsification.
Joshua B. Alsip, 2301 Tytus Ave., Middletown; indicted on one count of receipt of proceeds derived from the commission of an offense subject to forfeiture proceedings.
Gregory Sean Owens, 7081 Tylersville Road, West Chester; indicted on one count of failure to appear (direct).
Louis Eubanks, Jr., 1905 Sherman Ave., Trenton; indicted on two counts of having weapons while under disability (direct), and one count each of aggravated possession of drugs (direct), possession of cocaine (direct), possession of heroin (direct), and possession of a Fentanyl-related compound (direct).
Miranda Ayers, 2710 Lincoln Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count of illegal conveyance of weapons or prohibited items onto grounds of specified governmental facility (direct).
Kevin J. Martin, 853 Hook Road, Xenia; indicted on one count of illegal conveyance of weapons or prohibited items onto grounds of specified governmental facility (direct).
Joshua Andrew Kash, 101 Dalton St., Franklin; indicted on one count of illegal conveyance of weapons or prohibited items onto grounds of specified governmental facility (direct).
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WARREN COUNTY
The Warren County grand jury returned these indictments during a recent session:
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Justin Andrew Campbell, 322 N. East St., Lebanon; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, possession of heroin, and possession of a Fentanyl-related compound.
Christopher Behler, 8 Queens Circle, Batavia; indicted on one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs, aggravated possession of drugs, possessing criminal tools, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, and possessing drug abuse instruments.
Jayson J. Pedroza, 1817 Sterling Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of theft, possessing criminal tools, criminal damaging or endangering, and contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child.
Christina R. Beavan, 6779 Marvin Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of theft, possessing criminal tools, criminal damaging or endangering, and contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child.
Stacy Bundren, 87 N. Ewing St., Indianapolis, In.; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin, possessing drug abuse instruments, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Damian Giuseppe Dicarlo, 5141 Sumter Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of trafficking in L.S.D., possession of L.S.D., aggravated trafficking in drugs, aggravated possession of drugs, carrying a concealed weapon, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and possessing criminal tools.
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Jesse Frank James, 530 S. River St., Trenton; indicted on one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs, aggravated possession of drugs, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officers, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and obstructing official business.
Shawn Duane King, 3262 Maysville St., Bowersville; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, obstructing official business, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Erica M. Merida, 6211 Kennedy Ave., Apt. 1, Cincinnati; indicted on one count of theft of drugs.
Mark Lunsford, 301 W. High St., Lawrenceburg, In.; indicted on three count of robbery.
Emily Nicole Wilder, 4510 Franklin Ave., Apt. 1, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Lucas Mark Blevins, 341 Park Ave., Carlisle; 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; and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Williams Romero Heitkamp, 7220 Mar Del Drive, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, and aggravated possession of drugs.
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Eugene Brenden Slaughter III, 510 Royal Springs Drive, Springboro; indicted on one count of theft from a person in a protected class.
Nathaniel Kerail Holmes, 127 W. Forrer St., Cincinnati; indicted on two counts of counterfeiting, and one count each of tampering with evidence and petty theft.
Alijah Trayshon Lowery, 1544 Clovernoll Drive, Apt. 1, Cincinnati; indicted on two counts of counterfeiting, and one count of petty theft.
Taylor M. Lairson, 719 Elliott Ave., Apt. 14, Cincinnati; indicted on one count of escape.
Jackie Rae Schriver III, 3 Chillicothe Ave., #1, Lebanon; indicted on three counts of assault, and one count each of obstructing official business and resisting arrest.
Randy Todd Davis, 4580 Wayne Blvd., Lebanon; indicted on one count of domestic violence.
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