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:
Amanda N. Albright, 1729 Pleasant Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property, and misuse of credit cards.
Kevin Scott Reese, 7855 Summerlin Blvd., Liberty Twp.; certified back to the lower court on one count each of driving under OVI suspension and marked lanes.
Stewart Wille, 809 Cereal Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of theft and theft (direct).
Rodney D. Miller, address unknown, Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of criminal trespass.
Lindsay Gail Mae Taylor, address unknown, Trenton; certified back to the lower court on one count of criminal trespass.
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Jason Allan Hatten, 420 Ohio 28 E., Midland; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Tyler Cecil Vass, 5127 Grossepointe Lane, Cincinnati; indicted on two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, and one count each of carrying concealed weapons, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jonathan Anderson, 871 Foster Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of having weapons while under disability.
Jason Bradley Baker, 924 Millville Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs and possession of drugs (direct).
Richards R. Vanoflen II, 1001 Chase Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
Cameron A. Bush, 700 Aberdeen Drive, Trenton; certified back to the lower court on two counts each of obstructing justice and falsification, and one count of obstructing official business.
Kathryn Marie Carmen, 1853 Brookwood Drive, Akron; indicted on one count each of tampering with evidence, and aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
Allison M. Grelle, 5425 Belle Meade Drive, Batavia; indicted on one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs, and aggravated possession of drugs.
Martez A. Williams, 9103 Orangewood Drive, Cincinnati; indicted on seven counts of forgery (direct), five counts of receiving stolen property (direct), and three counts of complicity to forgery (direct).
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Jennifer H. Collins, 5201 College Corner Pike, #55, Oxford; indicted on one count of theft of drugs.
Nicole Latanza, 511 Park Ave., Trenton; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
Christopher A. Salerno, 8173 Cox Road, West Chester; certified back to the lower court on one count of possessing drug abuse instruments.
Joseph D. Brown, 3008 Millville Oxford Road, Oxford; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, illegal conveyance of weapons or prohibited items onto grounds of specified governmental facility, driving under financial responsibility law suspension, and failure to display license plates or tags.
Gregory Greene, 682 Hawthorne Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on two counts of unauthorized use of property.
Billie E. Ramirez, 1501 Exeter Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of trafficking in a Fentanyl-related compound (direct), and possession of drugs.
Tyler Lewis Harper, 6588 Barrett Road, West Chester; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Ryan Chapman, 308 N. 8th St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property, aggravated possession of drugs, and possessing drug abuse instruments.
Antonia Lopez-Leal, Butler County Jail, 705 Hanover St., Hamilton; indicted on one count of assault.
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Myrell Jessie, 318 North E St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, trafficking in marijuana, carrying concealed weapons, and possession of marijuana.
Stephen Christopher Bridges, 3154 Boudinot Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of having weapons while under disability (direct), illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone, and carrying concealed weapons.
Samshane Leonnette Lesae Valentine, 1661 Omar Drive, Columbus; indicted on one count each of grand theft of a motor vehicle, grand theft of a motor vehicle (direct), identity fraud, and misuse of credit cards.
Samantha L. Ruff, 3891 W. Elkton Road, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of grand theft and grand theft of a motor vehicle.
Cameron R. Busch, 7043 Windword Way, Apt. 217, Cincinnati; indicted on one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Brian Parker, 717 Marietta St., Middletown; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin and possessing drug abuse instruments.
Donald Cole Edward Jones, 7157 Douglas St., West Chester; indicted on two counts of endangering children (direct).
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Ryan Chapman, 308 N. 8th St., Hamilton; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
Darryl Layne Cromer, 7503 Parliament Court, West Chester; indicted on one count of failure to verify a current residence, school, institution of higher education or place of employment address (direct).
Ronald D. Emerick, 2016 1/2 Crescent Blvd., Middletown; indicted on one count of failure to provide notice of change of address or place of employment (direct).
Steven W. Walker, 533 1/2 S. Main St., Franklin; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
Steven M. Baldrick, 5869 Turtle Creek Drive, Fairfield; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
Michael D. Moreland, 174 Anne Road, Middletown; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
Leah F. Ballinger, 110 N. Leibee St., Apt. 22, Middletown; indicted on three counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
Amanda Marie Smith, 530 S. Main St., Springboro; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
James S. Muhammad, 36 S. Cherry St., Germantown; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
Daniel J. Donaldson, 6268 Savannah Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on six counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
William M. Timler, 1115 Hayes Ave., Hamilton; indicted on two counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
Michael D. Moreland, 174 Anne Road, Middletown; indicted on four counts of nonsupport of dependents (direct).
Randall Nelson, 112 S. Clinton St., Apt. 403, Middletown; 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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Alexander Steven Brooks, 859 S. Main St., Franklin; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, possession of heroin, possession of Fentanyl-related compound, and possession of drugs.
Daniel Mandel Goodpaster, 1816 Prarie Clover Drive, Lebanon; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
Althea Lee Abigail Wilson, 2905 Grand Ave., Apt. 1, Middletown; indicted on one count each of possession of LSD (direct), and possession of cocaine (direct).
Clayburn C. Bird Jr., 3545 Middleboro Road, Morrow; indicted on one count each of possession of drugs, operation while under the influence of alcohol or drug of abuse, and possession of drug abuse instruments.
Michele Nichole Travis, 2081 W. McMicken Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, possession of drug abuse instruments, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Zachary A. Geiger, LECI; indicted on one count of felonious assault (direct).
Cody A. Mills, LECI; indicted on two counts of felonious assault (direct), and one count of possession of a deadly weapon while under detention (direct).
Chad Edward Layman, 10825 Noble Road, New Vienna; indicted on one count of failure to comply with order or signal of police officer.
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Hunter Bradley Quantz, 240 Calhoun St., Cincinnati; indicted on one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Nelson Ismael Soto Melendez, 2263 Galaxy Drive, Ft. Mitchell, Ky.; indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and using weapons while intoxicated.
Harold Howard, 5218 Section Ave., Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property, and possession of criminal tools.
Douglas James Bedsole Jr., 341 Sunset Drive, S. Lebanon; indicted one count each of assault, obstructing official business, aggravated possession of drugs, resisting arrest, possession of drug abuse instruments, and unauthorized use of motor vehicle.
Sarah D. Hall, 341 Sunset Drive, S. Lebanon; indicted on one count of tampering with evidence (direct).
William Joseph Hill, 2019 Wellington Road, Middletown; indicted on one count each of forgery, possession of criminal tools, and aggravated possession of drugs.
Matthew Adam Newkirk, 3711 Sterling Drive, Franklin; indicted on one count each of forgery, identity fraud, receiving stolen property, and carrying concealed weapon.
Joseph McCorvey Jr., 3301 Ridgeway Road, Apt. G7, Pine Bluff, Ar.; indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and operation while under the influence of alcohol or drug of abuse.
Nicholas Adam Maupin, 3323 Mizzenmast St., Landen; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
Brian Kenneth Phillips, 4090 E. Ohio 73, Waynesville; indicted on one count each of aggravated burglary, domestic violence, assault, aggravated menacing, and criminal damaging.
Robert Benjamin Moman, 205 Flaugher Hill Road, Aberdeen; indicted on one count of escape.
Clayton Daniel Cornelius, 7395 Baywind Drive, Montgomery; indicted on one count each of felonious assault, and endangering children.
John W. Robinson, 120 N. Main St., Apt. 1, Miamisburg; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs (direct), and possession of cocaine (direct).
Brittany Dianna Lawson, 908 S. Main St., Apt. B, Franklin; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs (direct), aggravated trafficking in drugs (direct), possession of drug abuse instruments (direct), and possession of drug paraphernalia (direct).
Katherine Rae Jeffers, 6134 Yankee Road, Liberty Twp.; indicted on one count of theft.
Terrance Zachary McCourtis, 132 CR 1725, Bay Springs, Ms.; indicted on one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Jillian Jo Roxburgh, 1490 Nutwood Drive, Springboro; indicted on one count each of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility (direct), and aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
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