42 people indicted in Butler and Warren counties

Grand juries, which meet in secret, review criminal charges brought by police and prosecutors and investigate possible criminal behavior. The proceedings are usually one-sided, because the accused is not present and witnesses are not cross-examined.

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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:

Curtis Everhart, 1834 S. Breiel Blvd., Middletown; indicted on one count each of possession of heroin, aggravated possession of drugs (direct), criminal damaging or endangering, menacing, and driving under suspension.

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Richard L. Gilbert, 7379 Germantown Road, Middletown; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property and misuse of credit cards.

Jeffery Allen Burton, 1207 Curtis St., Middletown; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine, trafficking in cocaine (direct), and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Mandy J. Childers, 945 Greenwood Ave., Apt. 2, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Dana L. Colquhoun, 5241 Southview Drive, Fairfield; indicted on two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, and one count of possession of cocaine.

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John Edward Andrews Jr., 125 Beckett St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of having weapons while under disability, and possession of drugs.

Elizabeth Powell, 163 Hatherly Drive, Hamilton; indicted on one count of trespass in a habitation.

Johnny L. Harris, 357 Hampshire Drive, Apt. D41, Hamilton; indicted on one count each of trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and operating a vehicle under the influence.

Jake M. Shelley, 6135 Fairfield Road, Oxford; certified back to the lower court on one count of obstructing official business.

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Ralph Stuart Hacker, 4016 Bramble Court, Hamilton; indicted on two counts of operating a vehicle under the influence.

Lois J. Neal, 2010 Cathwedral Lane, Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count each of petty theft, and unauthorized use of property (direct).

Walter Allen Griffin, 828 S. 2nd St., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of assault.

Keith Pugh, 2040 Winona St., Middletown; indicted on two counts each of aggravated possession of drugs and aggravated possession of drugs (direct), and one count each of illegal conveyance of weapons or prohibited items onto grounds of specified governmental facility, and falsification.

Malcolm Jahmal Franklin, 705 Hanover St., Hamilton; indicted on four counts of felonious assault (direct), three counts of felonious assault, two counts of tampering with evidence (direct), and one count each of murder and murder (direct).

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Brian Keith Burdge, 1109 Somerville West Elkton Road, Somerville; indicted on one count each of escape, aggravated possession of drugs, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Robert L. Briscoe, 1065 Hayes Ave., Hamilton; indicted on two counts of breaking and entering (direct), and one count each of breaking and entering, petty theft, theft (direct), and petty theft (direct).

Kelsey Witt, 670 Woodford St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of trafficking in heroin, trafficking in heroin (direct), and trafficking in cocaine (direct).

Cherie Alvarez, Lka 1771 Ne 63rd St., Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.; indicted on one count each of receiving stolen property, and theft from a person in a protected class (direct).

Robert James Shuler, 735 S. Main St., Apt. 1, Franklin; indicted on one count of domestic violence.

Jamal Gordon, 328 Sunset Blvd., Bronx, N.Y.; indicted on four counts of forgery (direct), and one count of forgery.

Bradley Bell, 200 Curtis St., Middletown; indicted on one count each of arson, and obstructing official business.

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William E. Jones III, 2174 Clark St., Hamilton; certified back to the lower court on one count of violating a protection order.

Jeffrey A. Boney, 810 Broken Bow Trl., Apt. 702. Indianapolis, In.; indicted on one count each of forgery, and petty theft by deception.

Michael Ray Burkhart, 1009 S. Locust St., Oxford; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine, and falsification.

Dustan Briscoe, 854 Franklin St., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, disorderly conduct, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Alexander Thomas O'Keefe, 23 Shield Drive, Eaton; indicted on one count of grand theft.

Cameron D. Schooler, 1719 N. 44th St.,East St. Louis, Il.; certified back to the lower court on one count each of obstructing official business, and possession of marijuana.

Michael R. Hedges, 401 E. Ritter St., Seven Mile; indicted on one count each of complicity to burglary, and receiving stolen property (direct).

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Shane J. Jackson, 405 Hartford Drive, Hamilton; indicted on one count of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.

Kieran Reed, 21 Hurm St., Apt. 4, Hamilton; indicted on two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, and one count each of possession of cocaine, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Ann M. Fronczek, Serve City, 622 East Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of theft from a person in a protected class, and forgery.

Victoria M. Stauffer, 2539 W. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, possession of marijuana, and possession of hashish.

Matthew William Schooley, 1302 Edison Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Abraham R. Saurber, 1014 Symmes Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, possessing drug abuse instruments, and possession of marijuana.

Thomas D. Moore, 1823 Eldora Drive, Middletown; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs (direct), and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia (direct).

Ernest Ford Shackleford, 1036 Fairview Ave., Hamilton; indicted on six counts of illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance (direct), and four counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor (direct).

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WARREN COUNTY

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The Warren County grand jury returned these indictments during a recent session:

Brandon M. Feerer, Warren County Jail; indicted on one count each of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, and possession of drugs.

Cameron R. Curry, 5482 Wheatmore Court, Mason; indicted on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, carrying concealed weapons, and driving under suspension.

Austin T. Kearns, 9201 Miami Drive, Loveland; indicted on one count of trespass in a habitation.

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Christina A. Elam, 506 Anderson St., Franklin; indicted on five counts of theft, and four counts of criminal damaging.

Joshua C. Buchanan, 315 5th St., Waynesville; indicted on two counts each of theft, and criminal damaging.

Arthur Belcher, Warren County Jail; indicted on one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, receiving stolen property, and possession of criminal tools.

Alana M. Hissong, 928 Glyn Morgan Ct., Newark; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine, aggravated possession of drugs, and theft.

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