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:
William Samuel Fugate, 4407 Nelson Road, Middletown; indicted on one count each of carrying concealed weapons, possession of cocaine, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana.
Will D. Owens, 900 5th Ave., Middletown; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
David McIntosh, 19 Kenec Drive, Middletown; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
David Durham, 10516 Lemarie Drive, Cincinnati; indicted on two counts of receiving stolen property.
Kristopher L. Litschgi, 180 Knapp Drive, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property, and misuse of credit cards.
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Dustin McCullah, 203 Cereal Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs and driving under suspension.
Antonio L. Miles, 509 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of assault.
Aubrie Asandra Offill, 3175 Roesch Blvd., Apt. 16, Fairfield; indicted on one count each of operating a vehicle under the influence, and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Dale Allen Johnson Jr., 5336 Winneste Drive, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of illegal conveyance of weapons or prohibited items onto grounds of specified governmental facility, and possession of cocaine.
Kenneth Miller, 2557 Niagara St., Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, resisting arrest, and failure to disclose personal information.
Jeffery Lawrence Sr., 506 East Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of having weapons while under disability, carrying concealed weapons, obstructing official business, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Ryan James Haney, 4877 Eck Road, Middletown; indicted on one count of grand theft.
Matthew Ray Kincaid, 8425 Keister Road, Middletown; indicted on one count each of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, assault, aggravated possession of drugs, obstructing official business, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Joseph Garrett Smith, 980 Wilmington Ave., Dayton; indicted on one count each of domestic violence and domestic violence (direct).
Miranda Joye Grubbs, 2009 Allstatter Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of possession of heroin.
Joshua A. Wilder, 538 N. 7th St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of having weapons while under disability, having weapons while under disability (direct), and possession of heroin.
Michael J. Carpenter, 48 Chicksaw Drive, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and obstructing official business.
Joseph Wayne Downey Sr., 1913 Wayne Ave., Middletown; indicted on one count of aggravated arson.
Shane M. Lower, 1700 Dixie Hwy., Apt. A, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and possessing drug abuse instruments.
Gregory T. Chandler, 315 Hudson, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of trespass in a habitation, and violating a protection order.
William Paul Tharp, 5201 College Corner Pk., Lot #226, Oxford; indicted on two counts of aggravated possession of drugs.
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Alonzo Brad Bradford Jr., 30 Greensward Drive, Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of public indecency.
Dennis Matthew Lemmel, 673 Mann Road, Harveysburg; indicted on one count each of robbery and inducing panic (direct).
Joshua B. Seek, 7324 Stonerun Place, 3a, Middletown; indicted on one count each of trespass in a habitation, and criminal damaging or endangering (direct).
Ashley Nicole Miller, 7941 Fourth St., West Chester; certified back to the lower court on one count of soliciting.
Justin Gregory Beagle, 291 Sunrise Court, Fairfield; indicted on one count of burglary.
Zachary N. Sweet, 2405 Grand Ave., Middletown; indicted on two counts of rape (direct), and one count each of sexual battery (direct) and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor (direct).
DarrellEugene Taylor Jr., 131 Crowthers Drive, Hamilton; indicted on four counts of sexual battery (direct), and one count each of sexual battery, gross sexual imposition (direct), and rape (direct).
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WARREN COUNTY
The Warren County grand jury returned these indictments during a recent session:
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Warren L. Love, LECI; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs (direct), and possession of criminal tools (direct).
Alphonso Brown, MACI; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs (direct).
Kendall P. Watson, 2341 Reading Road, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of tampering with evidence (direct), aggravated possession of drugs (direct), and possession of criminal tools (direct).
Ahmad Golson, MACI; indicted on one count of harassment with bodily substance (direct).
Jamual S. Burks, LECI; indicted on one count of harassment with bodily substance (direct).
Benjamin Matthew Brinker, 1005 Mill St., Cincinnati; indicted on one count of receiving stolen property (direct).
John Howard Tyner, Warren County Jail; indicted on two counts of forgery, and one count each of identity fraud, and attempted grand theft.
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.
Hunter Bradley Quantz, 240 Calhoun St., Cincinnati; indicted on one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
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Nelson Ismael Soto Melendez, 2263 Galaxy Drive, Ft. Mitchell, Ky.; indicted on two counts of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and one count of 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 on 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).
Williams 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 Mizzanmast St., Landen; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.
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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 Flaughter 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 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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