Grand jury indicts 38
Many charges drug related; also, woman accused of stealing ex-boyfriend’s truckBy Brad Bauer, bbauer@mariettatimes.com
A Beverly woman accused of stealing her ex-boyfriend's truck from a tavern and asking a friend to "dispose" of it is facing 18 months in prison after a grand jury returned indictments Monday.
The man who allegedly disposed of the truck is facing 7 1/2 years in prison for his role in the incident.
Diane F. Martin, 54, of 284 Stouts Lane, and Kevin R. Tuthill, 53, of 4455 Stouts Lane, Beverly, are charged in connection with the July 31 theft and destruction of Lloyd Jeffers' 1983 Ford Explorer. They were among 38 people named in indictments returned Monday by a Washington County grand jury.
Assistant Washington County Prosecutor Ray Dugger said Martin encountered her ex-boyfriend at a tavern in Beverly, became upset, went to leave and noticed the keys had been left in the ignition of his truck.
"She took the truck to (Tuthill) and asked him to dispose of it," Dugger said. "He drove it out an old oil well road and rolled it over an embankment."
Dugger said Tuthill has shown no remorse.
"When interviewed (by police), he said a friend had asked him to do a favor, that he wasn't sorry and he would do it again," Dugger said.
Martin is charged with fourth-degree felony grand theft of a motor vehicle. Tuthill is charged with fourth-degree complicity to commit grand theft of a motor vehicle, fourth-degree receiving stolen property and third-degree felony tampering with evidence.
Other indictments
Harrison Featherstone, 24, of 104 Riley Drive Apt. 10, Marietta, was charged with two counts of second-degree felony robbery. Featherstone is accused of taking a purse and shopping bags from a woman near his apartment on Aug. 14.
Paul Pittner, 27, of 1214 Farson St., Belpre, was charged with third-degree felony gross sexual imposition. Pittner is accused of engaging in sex acts with an 8-year-old girl during the summer of 2000.
Wayne Rhodes, 20, of 820 Millbranch Road, Belpre, was charged with second-degree felony theft and fifth-degree felony theft. Rhodes is accused of breaking into a Belpre residence on May 14 and stealing a laptop computer.
Glenn R. Johnson Jr., 22, of 116 Harmar St., Marietta, was charged with fifth-degree felony theft and first-degree misdemeanor petty theft. Johnson is accused of stealing $500 in cash from West Side Carry Out.
Dennis Oakley, 28, of 101 Franklin St., Marietta, was charged with fifth-degree felony violation of a protection order. Oakley is accused of making contact with a protected person after a July 13 order was placed against him.
Sterling Roberts, 26, of Lake City, Fla., was charged with fifth-degree felony non-support of dependents. Roberts is accused of failing to pay $11,909 in child support.
Michael R. Scott, 32, of 1003 Virginia Ave., Parkersburg, was charged with fifth-degree felony non-support of dependents. Scott is accused of failing to pay $4,580 in child support.
Dustin E. Allen, 30, of 632 1/2 Ninth St., Marietta, was charged with two counts of fifth-degree felony trafficking in cocaine. Allen is accused of being in possession of and preparing the drug for sale at his home in February.
Ashley N. Caffey, 24, of 423 Fifth St., Lowell, was charged with first-degree felony aggravated robbery. Caffey is accused of brandishing a gun and demanding money from a store clerk Aug. 27 at the Lowell Duke & Duchess store.
Richard J. Wood, 51, address unknown, was charged with first-degree felony failure to register a change of address as a registered sex offender. Wood, who was convicted of sex acts with a child under the age of 14 in South Carolina in 1978, served 10 years in prison, but was required to register his address and any changes in his residency or employment with local police after moving to our area. Local police say Wood failed to provide notice when he moved sometime in April.
Bobbie Davis, 25, of 8 Sixth St., Belpre, was charged with fourth-degree felony grand theft, fifth-degree felony theft and fourth-degree felony misuse of a credit card. Davis is accused of stealing a former friend's credit card and amassing $6,939 in improper charges.
Clifton P. Harvey, 32, of Stewart, was charged with fifth-degree felony possession of drugs. Harvey is accused of being in possession of 59 hydrocodone pills while in Cutler on May 29.
Walter Ayala, 23, of 1962 Princeton St., Parkersburg, was charged with fifth-degree felony trafficking in drugs and fifth-degree felony possession of drugs. Ayala is accused of selling heroin to a confidential informant and of being in possession of hydrocodone pills June 11 in Marietta.
Jesse Cain, 25, of 2205 Murray St., Belpre, was charged with fifth-degree felony possession of drugs, fourth-degree felony disruption of public services and fourth-degree felony grand theft of a motor vehicle. Cain and his wife, Debra Mackey-Cain, are accused of stealing pills from Mackey-Cain's grandmother, then stealing the woman's purse and car and traveling to West Virginia. Cain is also accused of cutting the phone service to the grandmother's residence before leaving.
Debra Mackey-Cain, 23, of 2205 Murray St., Belpre, is charged with fourth-degree felony grand theft of a motor vehicle and two counts of fifth-degree felony theft.
Ronnie Kern, 45, of 205 Elm St., Belpre, is charged with fifth-degree felony forgery. Kern is accused of forging community service reports he provided Marietta Municipal Court in June.
Timothy J. Kennedy, 23, of Akron, was charged with fourth-degree felony breach of recognizance. Kennedy is accused of failing to appear for a Sept. 4 sentencing on theft charges.
Eric Kidder, 38, of 1224 Drag Strip Road, Belpre, was charged with fifth-degree felony unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance. Kidder is accused of being in possession of a sawed-off 20-gauge shotgun during a July 6 incident at his home.
Stacy Y. Lee, 38, of 623 Virginia St. Apt. 312, Marietta, is charged with two counts of fourth-degree felony trafficking in drugs and third-degree felony trafficking in drugs. Lee is accused of selling prescription drugs to a confidential informant April 8 and March 9.
Brent M. Newlen, 25, of 914 McGill Road, Vincent, was charged with fourth-degree felony trafficking in drugs. Newlen is accused of assisting in the sale of five prescription pills on March 9.
Justin A. Simpson, 20, of Washington County Jail, was charged with third-degree felony trafficking in drugs. Simpson is accused of selling crack to a confidential informant Aug. 26 near Devola. Simpson was out on bond for trafficking in drugs at the time of the alleged sale. He has eight pending felony drug charges.
Mark McIntyre, 27, of 223 Broughton Ave., Marietta, was charged with fourth-degree felony trafficking in cocaine. McIntyre is accused of selling drugs to a confidential informant March 23.
Charles R. Edgell, 21, of Parkersburg, was charged with fifth-degree felony theft. Edgell, a former nursing assistant at The Arbors nursing home in Marietta, is accused of stealing $400 in jewelry from a disabled individual.
Gina Loy, 21, of 202 Poplar Lane, Marietta, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree felony trafficking in cocaine, third-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine and fifth-degree felony theft. Loy is accused of selling the drug to confidential informants on Feb. 23 and 28. She also is accused of accepting $600 from a confidential informant and failing to deliver drugs, which accounted for the theft charge.
Richard H. Haught Jr., 49, of 513 Smith St., Marietta, was charged with fourth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine. Haught is accused of participating in a Feb. 23 sale with Gina Loy.
Derek Oldfield, 23, of Noble Correctional Institution, Caldwell, was charged with two third-degree felony counts of trafficking in crack cocaine. Oldfield is accused of selling the drug on Jan. 20 and Feb. 5.
Mindy C. Science, 30, of 121 Muskingum Drive, was charged with fourth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine. Science is accused of selling the drug March 23 at Southgate Trailer Park.
Julie Hupp, 32, of 27400 State Route 7, Lot 50, Marietta, was charged with three counts of third-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine and fourth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine. Hupp is accused of selling the drug to confidential informants in late January at Southgate Trailer Park.
Alexis Wood, age not immediately available, of Marysville Reformatory for Women, Marysville, was charged with third-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine. Wood is accused of selling the drug to a confidential informant Feb. 5 in Marietta.
Yvonne Hammett, 63, of 27400 State Route 7 Lot 50, Southgate Trailer Park, Marietta, was charged with fifth-degree felony permitting drug abuse. Hammett is accused of allowing drug transactions to take place at her residence. A specification in the indictment calls for the forfeiture of her 1986 Allison mobile home, valued at $8,000.
Brandon Johnston, 23, of 1505 Brooks Road, Marietta, was charged with fourth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine and fifth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine. Johnston is accused of selling the drug to confidential informants on May 15 and 16 in Marietta.
Natasha M. Treadway, 20, of Shelby, was charged with fourth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine and fifth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine. Treadway is accused of selling the drug to confidential informants on May 15 and 16 in Marietta. A specification included in the indictment calls for the forfeiture of her 2000 Volvo 580TE.
Rodrick Pettis, 21, of Canal Winchester, was charged with fourth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine and fifth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine. Pettis is accused of selling the drug to confidential informants on May 15 and 16 in Marietta. A specification included in the indictment calls for the forfeiture of $3,259 found at Pettis' motel room.
Jeffrey L. Kaiden Sr., 50, of 215 Poplar Lane, Marietta, was charged with fourth-degree felony gross sexual imposition and third-degree misdemeanor sexual imposition. Kaiden is accused of inappropriately touching a family member who was between ages 13 and 16 on Aug. 6.
Chad Yost, 25, of 1421 Lancaster St., Apt. 4C, Marietta, was charged with fifth-degree felony theft. Yost is accused of stealing more than $500 from his employer, White Oak Pharmacy, Barlow.
Katie Cline, 21, of Southgate Trailer Park Lot 3, Marietta, was charged with fourth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine. Cline is accused of being involved in a March 23 sale of the drug.
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mariettamom44
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10-01-09 11:24 AM
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Is this freaky or what?, 2 of them that have been indited are my neighbors... 1 for drugs the 2nd 1 for molestion.Get this people off our steets and in jail where they belong !!
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buckeyegal77
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09-30-09 5:56 PM
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As someone who served on the grand jury several years ago, this is what I have learned. The arresting officers files charges on the person arrested, but it's the prosecuting attorney who decides what charges to bring the person up on. It's called "conviction rate". But I think it's about time for the judges to quit smacking the criminals on the hand and give them the punishment they deserve.
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washcoresident
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09-30-09 9:15 AM
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I read this article expecting to see Grimes and Steinels name. Come on Marietta Times put the pressure on Mr Schneider. He is an elected official and should be representing the taxpayers in this case.
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alchemy
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09-30-09 8:43 AM
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Lots of garbage charges too. Like the felony non supports. I never got how a court decides every person is supposed to have a certaim thousands of dollars to hand out whenever they say. Then the guy not registering from a 1978 conviction because of new registry laws. He was apparently teenager himself then. Then the old women "allowing drugs to be sold in her house" showing only interest in taking her 8000.00 trailor. What a crock. I hate laws that make people play cop. Thats assuming she really did know whiuch I doubt anyway.
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ruthroush
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09-30-09 7:15 AM
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Oh!! The cops did know this and nothing was done..Mr.Jeffers got his truck back and it wasn't wrecked..If he stayed out of the traven all weekend..this would not be going on..I thought there was a fine,,for leaving your keys in a csr??? Funny,,he know where his car was at and he could of got it anything...
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OnMyOwn06
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09-30-09 12:19 AM
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Wow! An the guy who stopped seeing my mom thought our city was high in crime. In the county i live the paper publishes those indicted also & trust me there's no more than 15 indicted in one month. If even that.
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davefromoot
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09-29-09 11:07 PM
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Just wait till the powers to be say "in an effort to save money" we are going to release "non violent" prisoners home on early release. We have heard this in Colorado, and now they say this includes some murderers that are coming up on their release date. Please watch and voice your concerns if you hear this BS. This is to scare people so they can either raise taxes or get you focused away from what they really want.======GO BUCKS======
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bulldog
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09-29-09 10:37 PM
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She lives in Morgan county. She needed to report it. The cops do not read minds.
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TruePatriot
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09-29-09 8:51 PM
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Bigger jails are not the answer and I don't think work gangs are either. The only real solution is to make dealers uncomfortable enough to take their trade somewhere else and the only way to do that is a coordinated effort by police and the public to make it difficult to deal. Tip lines and rewards for information leading to successful prosecution could help disrupt business. These addicts will sell each other out and eventually the dealers as well. Eventually though citizens will have to take back their town. Pass a city ordinance that violent offenders or sexual predators can't live here or own homes in our town and then give those offenders currently here 30 days to clear out. After that the city can claim their properties and give them to well educated professionals like doctors and teachers as part of a contract to serve in our area for a number of years. Lets replace these worthless criminals with something worthwhile rather than wasting time complaining about them.
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StreetProse
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09-29-09 6:22 PM
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Not so much selling to strangers...more like, selling to associates who have turned 'informer'. And ************* brings more risk since the law is stronger against rock cocaine versus powder. Also, they need these huge quantities of the stuff due to the demand created by the short lifespan of the "crack high". At the end of the day, these busts will do next-to-nothing to the fix the overall problem. But it does line the pockets of the department quite nicely, although confiscating a 63 year old woman's trailer is shameful to say the least.
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cdespana
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09-29-09 4:56 PM
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BLAH--Take your preaching to church. Using Noah as an example of your blasphemies is ridiculous. Having an opinion is hardly accountable for judgments. The drug issue is more extreme than we know. Although I was a bit baffled that "crack" had a high demand. This is more than likely attached to all the local home break ins we've had recently. Drug habits tend to get expensive. Such a shame. Maybe they should send these people to rehab prior to doing their jail time. Might help a few, if anything.
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armybrat
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09-29-09 3:19 PM
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A good deterrant would be to put them in work gangs doing clean up around town and on the highways. Up in the Akron-Canton area, they put the prisoners in black and white striped stripes and make them go out and do work each day. Maybe a little sweat and labor would help clear their criminal minds.
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CTownNo3
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09-29-09 2:49 PM
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If your a drug dealer, why sell to a stranger?
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Roscoe
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09-29-09 2:24 PM
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andthatsthewayitwas - so what's your answer? I would rather pay to keep them in jail than for the public to continue to be placed at risk by their behavior. Most of the people on this list have had plenty of chances to clean up their act. Lock em up & keep them there as long as possible.
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andthatsthewayitwas
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09-29-09 2:01 PM
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Wake up people. The answer is not more jail time. You all scream "harsher, stiffer penalties!", but do not want to pay for the increased cost that is incurred to further cloth, feed, and house the crimiminals. We need to reduce jail times in a system that makes sense and funnel the cost savings to programs that actually work to rehabilite criminals; or, I don't know, maybe we can funnel those saved dollars to education programs for our children. Just a thought.
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blahblah
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09-29-09 1:04 PM
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everyone who has posted are next. Your all guilty of jugemental atitudes only god can do that! When Noaha was building the ark you all was the ones laughing at him. Was he wrong Mind your bussiness and ye shall see the heavens
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armybrat
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09-29-09 12:32 PM
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The judicial system makes this a perfect area for these repeat offenders. If they could make the penalty for doing these crimes something harsher, then maybe the offenders wouldn't be doing so much law breaking.
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Roscoe
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09-29-09 12:14 PM
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A lot of repeat offenders on that list.
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parkersburg46
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09-29-09 11:41 AM
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Looks like Grimes & Steinel are going to get away with breaking the law......if they were not "good old boys" would they have been above the law? How many more months until the statue of limitions run out.....
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asknot
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09-29-09 11:19 AM
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wow, that;s alot of cocaine! 18 months-1 1/2 years and 7 1/2 years to wreck a 1983 explorer! here's your sign!
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crazyinohio
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09-29-09 10:20 AM
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Menglish, I agree. Neither one did right in this situation, and I'm sure she knew before hand that she would get less time if she let her "friend" do the actual disposal. And she wonders why Mr. Jeffers was her ex, hmmm......
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belprewalker
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09-29-09 10:14 AM
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It's always been like that in Marietta. They have kept it quiet for years. It's only now we start hearing about it via internet etc.
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crazyinohio
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09-29-09 10:12 AM
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all the drug trafficking- ridiculous!!! I hope this means that since the grand jury found enough cause to indict, these people will get more than a slap on the wrist!
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Menglish
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09-29-09 9:52 AM
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Let me get this straight... SHE STEALS the truck and faces 18 months - 1.5 years. HE WRECKS the truck and faces 7.5 years. How can that be right? They're both equally as guilty - if not her being MORE culpable. Ridiculous! Not that I'm defending either one. That's our justice system for you. Maybe she said she was sorry and that's why they're giving her a break?
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ledzeptour
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09-29-09 9:42 AM
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Its not the town its the people!!!!
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