Man indicted for machete attack

Published 12:00 am Sunday, December 1, 2024

A man accused of stabbing two people with a machete and running over a third person has been indicted by the Lawrence County Grand Jury.

According to the report, the suspect, On Oct. 30, 26-year-old Dimitri Callens, of Chesapeake, went to his ex-girlfriend’s house after he saw her earlier in the evening at a Huntington, West Virginia, restaurant with another person. 

An argument ensued and Callens brandished a machete, at which point he stabbed 53-year-old Harold E. Maynard, of 522 Private Road 856, South Point, in the neck and hand. 

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He also stabbed 20-year-old Harold M. A. Maynard, of 16 Township Road 1342, South Point, in the hand. 

As Callens was fleeing the scene, he struck 48-year-old Willa Maynard, of 522 Private Road 856, South Point, with his vehicle.

Deputies located Callens at his residence and he was arrested without incident.

Callens was indicted on three counts of second-degree felony felonious assault. If found guilty on the charges, he could face 24-36 years in jail.

He is being held in jail on a $200,000 own recognizance bond or a $250,000 cash/surety bond.

Other people indicted and their charges include:

• Shawn D. Lane, 47, Worthington, Kentucky, second-degree felony aggravated vehicular assault, fifth-degree felony failure to stop after an accident, first-degree misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

• Matthew P. Stapleton, 47, Ironton, fifth-degree felony theft.

• Christian Carrillo, 26, Chesapeake, fourth-degree felony grand theft.

• Shannon M. Badalamenti, 46, South Point, fourth-degree felony failure to appear.

• Randy Eugene Jackson, 47, Ironton, fourth-degree felony failure to appear.

• Randall Curtis Pennington, 59, South Point, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs.

• Lisa M. Moore, 45, Proctorville, fifth-degree felony breaking and entering.

• Jonathan A. Cole, 46, Proctorville, fifth-degree felony breaking and entering.

• Jeffrey A. Holley, 39, Proctorville, fourth-degree felony disrupting public service, third-degree felony domestic violence.

• Mark Edward Bensinger, 65, Ironton, third-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs.

• Trent E. Price, 22, Manchester, fourth-degree felony grand theft.

• Justin Ryan Hargis, 43, Luttrell, Tennessee, second-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony theft, fifth-degree felony possession of criminal tools, second-degree misdemeanor criminal damaging.

• Matthew G. DePriest, 37, Marysville, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs.

• Cody Lee Taylor, 24, Ironton, fourth-degree felony receiving stolen property.

• Dionta M. Allen, 27, Ecorse, Michigan, third-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer.