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20 indicted by Washington County grand jury

By Staff report 3 min read

20 people were indicted by the Washington County Grand Jury this week, primarily on charges relating to drugs.

Those indicted include:

* Tyrone M. N'Carrius Woodward, 21, 1701 Augusta Circle, SE, Apartment A, Wilson, N.C.: aggravated possession of drugs, a second-degree felony; aggravated trafficking in drugs, a second-degree felony; tampering with drugs, a third-degree felony, from January.

* William Joseph Bills, 48, 601 W. 8th St., Williamstown: aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, from March. He was also charged in a separate indictment with possession of heroin, a fifth-degree felony from January.

* Rene Davis Cantu, 32, 225 Kenwood St., Marietta: theft, a fifth-degree felony; misdemeanor theft, a first-degree misdemeanor, from Oct. 9.

* Michael Josef Farmer, 36, 1151 Winter Drive SW, Amanda, Ohio: aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, from May.

* Douglas Braden Lowe, 30, 364 Indian Run Road, Marietta: aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, from March 2025.

* Christina Renee Garland, 60, 1120 Luke Chute Road, Waterford: failure to appear as required by recognizance, a fourth-degree felony, from Oct. 26.

* Joshua Okey Clift, 43, 104 Vista St., Marietta: aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; two counts of aggravated trafficking of drugs, a fourth-degree felony, from April.

* Juan Carlos Weaver, 52, 904 Garfield Ave., Marietta: domestic violence, a third-degree felony; strangulation, a third-degree felony, from July.

* Seth Taylor Venham, 40, 1060 Sugar Run Road, Marietta: aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them – operating a vehicle impaired, a first degree misdemeanor; operating a vehicle impaired – refusal with prior, a first degree misdemeanor, from September.

* Brian Robert Harris, 47, 2316 Highland Ridge Road, Lowell: aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, from June.

* David Kenneth Riel, 56, 1213 Pike St., Parkersburg, joint with Lori Ann Schultz, 47, 136 Pinewood Lane, Parkersburg: both were indicted on separate charges of aggravated possession of drugs, Riel with a third-degree felony charge, while Schultz received a fifth-degree charge, from May.

* Richard Wesley Hawkins, 56, 136 Franklin St., Marietta, joint with Victor Branham Wittekind, 38, 300 Colegate Drive, Marietta: both were indicted on separate charges of two counts of theft, a fifth-degree felony, from Oct. 5.

* Mason Reid Harris, 19, 1704 Park St., Parkersburg: failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a fourth-degree felony; improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony; aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; resisting arrest, a second-degree misdemeanor; obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor, from September.

* Shawn Anthony Ferguson, 34, 3445 Meadows St., Stockport: failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a fourth-degree felony; two counts of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of the two – operating a vehicle impaired, a first-degree misdemeanor, from Oct. 2.

* Deryl Edward Wilson Jr., 57, 690 Dixon Ridge Road, Lowell: aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, from April.

* Shawn Charles Littleton, 52, 5099 Wildman Road, Coolville, joint with Misty Louise Caldwell, 49, 3645 Blue Knob Road, Marietta: both were indicted on separate charges of possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony, from April. Caldwell was also indicted on a second charge of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony.

* Mahria Whitney Hall, 35, 155 Sunset Drive, Marietta: tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony, from May.

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