January Grand Jury Returns Indictments

(Editor’s Note: An indictment by a grand jury does not mean the individual is guilty of a crime. It is part of the legal process. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.)

POMEROY, Ohio – The Meigs County Grand Jury has indicted 20 individuals on various charges.

According to Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James K. Stanley, the Meigs County Grand Jury returned the indictments on January 10, 2018. has returned.

Animal Fighting
Charles Ayers, 45, of Beckley, West Virginia, was indicted for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

Tina Ayers, 49, of Beckley, West Virginia, has been for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

Clinton Bailey, 46, of Long Bottom, Ohio, was indicted for two counts of Animal Fighting, each misdemeanors of the fourth degree, three counts of Animal Fighting, each unclassified felonies, and nine counts of Dangerous Wild Animal Prohibitions, each misdemeanors of the first degree.

Carissa Bailey, 46, of Long Bottom, Ohio, has been indicted for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

Courtney Cook, 27, of Beckley, West Virginia, was indicted for two counts of Animal Fighting, each an unclassified felony.

Delbert Gunnoe, 75, of Rock Creek, West Virginia, was indicted for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

Joshua Wilcox, 35, of Canton, Ohio, has been indicted for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

William Hays, 71, of Walton, West Virginia, was indicted for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

Gregory Moles, 56, of Elkview, West Virginia, was indicted for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

Noble Walker, 44, of Charleston, West Virginia, was indicted for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

Shane Walker, 19, of Charleston, West Virginia, has been indicted for Animal Fighting, an unclassified felony.

Theft and Drugs
Daniel Darst, 53, of Rutland, Ohio, was indicted for Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.

Brian Hart, 28, of Albany, Ohio, has been indicted for Illegal Conveyance of Drugs onto a Detention Facility, a felony of the third degree, Resisting Arrest, a felony of the fourth degree, and Violation of a Protection Order, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Sharon O’Bryan, 49, of Rutland, Ohio, was indicted for Theft, a felony of the fourth degree.

Euva Ramsey, 34, of Pomeroy, Ohio, has been indicted for Trafficking in Drugs (Marijuana), a felony of the fifth degree.

Other Charges
Carl Smith, 57, of Langsville, Ohio, was indicted for Harassment with a Bodily Substance, a felony of the fourth degree, and Harassment with a Bodily Substance, a felony of the third degree.

Emily Smith, 28, of Pomeroy, Ohio, was indicted for Attempted Trespass in a Habitation, a felony of the third degree.

Christopher Griffin, 33, of Reedsville, Ohio, has been indicted for Having Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree.

Nicole Wellman, 33, of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted for Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.

Cassady Light, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, has been indicted for Non-Support 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.