The Meigs County Grand Jury met on November 3, 2017, and returned multiple indictments. The indictments announced include 28 indictments against 27 individuals for a total of 86 counts. The indictments include 50 counts of drug-related offenses, 4 counts of nonsupport of dependents, 3 counts of weapons-related offenses, 3 counts of prohibitions concerning companion animals (cruelty to animals), 2 counts of aggravated arson, 2 counts of aggravated menacing, 2 counts of domestic violence, 2 counts of failure to comply with order or signal of a peace officer, 2 counts of obstructing official business, 2 counts of passing bad checks, 2 counts of resisting arrest, 2 counts of tampering with evidence, and single counts of abduction, assault of a peace officer, burglary, failure to disclose personal information, falsification, felonious assault, kidnapping, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, trespass in a habitation, and vandalism.
Drug Related Indictments
Fransico Althouse, 39, of Albany, Ohio, was indicted for Assault of a Peace Officer, a felony of the fourth degree, Having Weapons Under Disability, a felony of the third degree, Resisting Arrest, a misdemeanor of the first degree, Falsification, a misdemeanor of the first degree, Obstructing Official Business, a felony of the fifth degree, and Illegal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Angel Barker, 29, of Middleport, Ohio, has been indicted for Trafficking in Drugs (Buprenorphine), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Buprenorphine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Cody Counts, 25, of Athens, Ohio, was indicted for Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Cocaine), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Oxymorphone), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree.
Ruthie Duncan, 41, of Jackson, Ohio, has been indicted for Possession of Drugs (Methamphetamine), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drug Abuse Instruments, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
James Ellis, 30, of Middleport, Ohio, was indicted for Trafficking in Drugs (Buprenorphine), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Buprenorphine), a misdemeanor of the first degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Buprenorphine), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Buprenorphine), a misdemeanor of the first degree.
James Fitchpatrick, 32, of Middleport, Ohio was indicted for Trafficking in Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Cocaine), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Cocaine), a felony of the fifth degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Cocaine), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Cocaine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Lee Fitchpatrick, 35, of Pomeroy, Ohio, has been indicted for Trafficking in Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fourth degree, Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fourth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree.
Lesley Hall, 42, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, has been indicted for Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Fentanyl), a felony of the fifth degree.
Meredith Johnson, 33, of Middleport, Ohio, was indicted for Complicity, a felony of the fifth degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Buprenorphine), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Buprenorphine), a misdemeanor of the first degree, Trafficking in Drugs (Buprenorphine), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Buprenorphine), a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Larry Kimbro, 35, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, has been indicted for Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree.
William Priddy, 53, of Pomeroy, Ohio, was indicted for Trafficking in Drugs (Cocaine), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Cocaine), a felony of the fifth degree.
Amanda Rodgers, 38, of Bidwell, Ohio, was indicted for Possession of Drugs (Cocaine), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Oxycodone), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Fentanyl), a felony of the fifth degree, Possession of Drugs (Acryl Fentanyl), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Furanyl Fentanyl), a felony of the fifth degree.
Jeremiah Roush, 23, of Reedsville, Ohio, has been indicted for Possession of Drugs (Oxycodone), a felony of the fifth degree, and Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
Brooke Watson, 29, of Long Bottom, Ohio, has been indicted on multiple charges of (first indictment) for Possession of Drugs (Oxycodone), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Fentanyl), a felony of the fifth degree, and (second indictment) for Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree, Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto Grounds of a Detention Facility (Alprazolam), a felony of the third degree, Possession of Drugs (Heroin), a felony of the fifth degree, and Possession of Drugs (Alprazolam), a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Misc. Charges including Arson, Vandalism, Assault
Michael Hammon, 35, of Syracuse, Ohio, has been indicted for Aggravated Arson, a felony of the first degree, Aggravated Arson, a felony of the second degree, Trespass in a Habitation, a felony of the fourth degree, Burglary, a felony of the second degree, Domestic Violence, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, Aggravated Menacing, a misdemeanor of the first degree, and Aggravated Menacing, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
James Garnes, 47, of Pomeroy, Ohio, was indicted for Domestic Violence, a felony of the fourth degree, and Abduction, a felony of the third degree.
Joshua Hedrick, 27, of Rutland, Ohio, was indicted for Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of a Police Officer, a felony of the third degree, Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fifth degree, Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, a misdemeanor of the first degree, and Using Weapons While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Charles Estep, 33, of Shade, Ohio, has been indicted on one count of Kidnapping, a felony of the first degree.
John Fussnecker, 51, of Amelia, Ohio, was indicted for Passing Bad Checks, a felony of the fifth degree, and Passing Bad Checks, a felony of the fifth degree.
Allysia Rice, 23, of Middleport, Ohio, for has been indicted for Prohibitions Concerning Companion Animals (Cruelty to Animals, a felony of the fifth degree, Prohibitions Concerning Companion Animals (Cruelty to Animals, a felony of the fifth degree, and Prohibitions Concerning Companion Animals (Cruelty to Animals, a felony of the fifth degree.
Andrew Robinson, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted on one count of Vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree.
Roman Malone, 29, of Freeport, Ohio, has been indicted for Felonious Assault, a felony of the second degree.
Keith Holt, 31, of Wilkesville, Ohio, was indicted for Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of a Peace Officer, a felony of the third degree, Obstructing Official Business, a felony of the fifth degree, Failure to Disclose Personal Information, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, and Resisting Arrest, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
Nonsupport of Dependents
Amber Burton, 28, of Racine, Ohio, was indicted for Nonsupport of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
Matthew Holley, 30, of Halstead, Kansas, was indicted for one count of Nonsupport of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
Patrick Johnson, 29, of Burton, Ohio, was indicted on one count of Nonsupport of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
Wayne Leib, 36, of Middleport, Ohio, has been indicted for one count of Nonsupport of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
These cases will proceed in the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas before Judge I. Carson Crow.