Lawrence County grand jury returns 28 indictments, most drug related
Published 5:00 am Monday, August 12, 2024
Staff report
The Lawrence County grand jury returned 28 indictments in July and nearly all the charges are drug related.
People indicted and their charges include:
• Hope M. Fyee, 29, Pedro, fifth-degree felony possession of fentanyl-related compounds.
• Christopher S. Newcomb, 27, Ironton, fifth-degree felony possession of heroin.
• Bradley Alexander Adkins, 22, South Point, fourth-degree felony vandalism.
• Miranda Dawn Brandenburg, 33, Scottown, third-degree felony misuse of a credit card.
• Steven D. Wyant, 44, Portsmouth, third-degree felony tampering with evidence and fifth-degree felony vandalism.
• Thomas M. Burton III, 31, Huntington, West Virginia, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and fourth-degree felony possession of heroin.
• Jennifer McKnight, 39, Pedro, fourth-degree felony failure to appear.
• Keith P. Cremeans, 46, Chesapeake, fifth-degree felony possession of fentanyl-related compounds, fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine.
• Vanessa D. McDowell, 43, Denton, Kentucky, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs.
• Eric Ratcliff, 46, Proctorville, second-degree felonious assault.
• Stetson Lee Gipson, 28, Ironton, fourth-degree felony improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and first-degree misdemeanor aggravated menacing.
• Douglas P. Short, 52, Ashland, Kentucky, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs.
• Billy R. Monroe, 61, Ironton, fourth-degree felony domestic violence.
• Austin Clifton Bowen, 33, Huntington, West Virginia, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs.
• Brooke S. Smail, 24, Huntington, West Virginia, third-degree felony illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility.
• Scott M. Jenkins, 25, Ironton, two counts of fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and fourth-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs.
• Aaron Dylan Graham, 38, Ada, fourth-degree felony improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, first-degree misdemeanor using weapons while intoxicated and first-degree misdemeanor operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them.
• Joanna D. Harris, age unknown, address unknown, fifth-degree felony identity fraud, second-degree misdemeanor obstructing official business and first-degree misdemeanor theft.
• Jade M. Lewis, 30, South Point, third-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine and fourth-degree felony illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Brandon L. Gannon, 23, Ironton, third-degree felony discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, fourth-degree felony improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and first-degree misdemeanor aggravated menacing.
• Nelson Patrick Ward, 34, Chesapeake, third-degree felony tampering with evidence and fourth-degree felony gross sexual imposition.
• Johnny D. Lewis, 41, Portsmouth, third-degree felony tampering with evidence fifth-degree felony vandalism, third-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and two counts of fourth-degree felony grand theft of motor vehicle.
• Sharon Marie Lambert, 32, Midkiff, West Virginia, second-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and second-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs.
• Aaron Christopher Vance, 42, Branchland, West Virginia, second-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and second-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs.
• Roseanna Marie Terry, 39, Huntington, West Virginia, second-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and second-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs.
• Coltan W. Scarberry, 33, Portsmouth, second-degree felony corrupting another with drugs, third-degree felony tampering with evidence, fourth-degree felony possession of heroin, first-degree misdemeanor child endangering and first-degree misdemeanor possession of drugs.
• Tiffany Marie Preston, 39, Ironton, four counts of second-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs.
• Christine E. White, 27, Ironton, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine and fifth-degree felony possession of fentanyl-related compounds.