A Warren Township man who allegedly shot and killed his father in a domestic dispute was one of more than three dozen people indicted this week by a Washington County Grand Jury.

Among the other 39 people indicted were two drivers who struck pedestrians, one of whom was charged with vehicular homicide for striking and killing a woman in Waterford Township.

Chace D. Wittekind, 20, of 1485 Hanna Road, was indicted for murder, an unscheduled felony.

“He shot and killed his father Delmar Wittekind on the 23rd of February,” said Washington County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin Rings.

Immediately after fatally shooting his father, Chace himself was shot by a juvenile in the home who had grabbed Delmar’s dropped gun.

Now in the Washington County Jail, Chace faces life in prison if convicted of the crime with no possibility of parole for 15 years.

Police had indicated the domestic dispute began when Chace hit his mother with the butt of a gun. The alleged assault started a fight between father and son.

Rings declined to elaborate on this chain of events, but said that Chace’s mother had been treated for injuries not related to gun shot wounds that same evening.

Other indictments

– Trevor B. Hinojosa, 20, of 312 Fifth St., Beverly, was indicted on a first-degree misdemeanor count of vehicular homicide and a second-degree misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter.

Hinojosa was allegedly speeding on Dec. 8 when he lost control of his Cutlass Ciera in Waterford Township and struck a woman collecting cans along the side of the road.

The woman, 52-year-old April Lewis, was pronounced dead en route to the hospital, said Schneider.

Drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash. The Ohio State Highway Patrol did determine Hinojosa was at least 12 mph over the 45 mph speed limit at the time of the crash.

– Julie Ann Watson, 38, of 319 Gilman Ave., Apt. 1, Marietta, was indicted on a second-degree felony count of aggravated vehicular assault, a fifth-degree felony count of failure to stop after an accident, a first-degree misdemeanor count of driving under suspension and two first-degree misdemeanor counts of operation a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Watson had reportedly been drinking throughout the day when she left her job at KFC on Oct. 25.

“She was bragging to her coworkers at KFC that she’d been drinking all day. She had alcohol on her breath after break,” said Schneider.

Watson failed to yield while turning left and hit a motorcyclist at Third and Butler streets in Marietta. The man had to drop out of Marietta College while he underwent rehabilitation for a severely broken leg.

Watson is also accused of fleeing the scene. Because she had been driving under suspension, the vehicular assault charge was elevated to a felony.

– Andrew L. Barber, 42, of 905 Braun Road, Belpre, was indicted on two second-degree felony counts and two fifth-degree felony counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material.

Barber was arrested Feb. 4 at his home by Washington County Sheriff’s deputies, who had been investigating disturbing social media posts supposedly being made by Barber.

“He was in the habit of posting pictures of naked children and writing some rather disturbing and graphically violent stories or vignettes to go with these,” said Rings.

Some comments along with the photos included insinuations that the pictured females would be found “naked, raped and dead.”

– Bradley Worstell, 19, of 29725 Ohio 7, Reno, was indicted on two second-degree felony counts and two fourth-degree felony counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor as well as one second-degree felony count and one fourth-degree felony count of corrupting another with drugs.

Worstell’s probation officer went through Worstell’s phone in August and reportedly found a naked photo and a pornographic video of a juvenile girl on the phone.

“The sheriff’s office had initially thought they were going to be investigating a case of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor,” said Washington County Prosecutor Jim Schneider.

However, the girl with whom Worstell had been sexually involved was 16 at the time of the consensual relationship, making the relationship legal, although the media on Worstell’s phone was not.

Further investigation revealed Worstell had allegedly been providing the girl with benzodiazepine pills and marijuana, Schneider said.

– Worstell’s brother, 30-year-old Patrick Worstell, of 320 Browns Road, Marietta, was indicted on a third-degree felony count of tampering with evidence in an unrelated event.

On Feb. 19, Bradley was found bleeding from the leg in a hallway of the Lafayette Hotel. Investigating the injury, which Bradley attributed to falling out of bed onto a knife, officers learned Patrick had been at the hotel around the time of the event.

“He was on parole or probation so he was brought into the jail, and he was belligerent,” said Rings.

Defying orders, Patrick allegedly tried to access a shower and wash blood off himself, which was considered evidence in their investigation into Bradley’s wound.

– Emily J. Welch, 39, of 833 Second St., Marietta, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of drug trafficking, a fifth-degree felony count of drug trafficking, a fifth-degree felony count of drug possession and a fifth-degree felony count of permitting drug abuse. Welch was allegedly allowing a heroin trafficking ring to be operated from her home in December.

Welch was also reportedly observed selling heroin on two occasions.

Four others were also implicated in heroin sales or caught with drugs when Welch’s home was searched.

– Zachary L. Jenkins, 23, of 3420 Furrow Court, Canal Winchester and Roderick D. Pettis, 26, of 210 Harmar St., Marietta, were each indicted on one fourth-degree and one fifth-degree felony count of drug trafficking and two fifth-degree felony counts of drug possession.

Pettis had allegedly set up one of the drug deals carried out by Welch. Jenkins was reportedly part of one drug transaction. Both were found with money from the buys and more heroin and cocaine when Welch’s home was searched.

– Kaitlyn N. Pryor, 20, of 113 Elmtree Drive, Parkersburg, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of drug trafficking. Pryor also reportedly helped with one of the heroin sales involving Welch and Jenkins.

– Michelle R. Oldfield also known as Michelle R. Kimbrough, 48, of 27400 State Route 7, Marietta, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of drug possession. Oldfield was in Welch’s home when it was searched and is accused of being in possession of cocaine.

– Edwin C. Kimbrough III, 21, of 615 Eighth St., Marietta, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Kimbrough is accused of engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl at the home of a mutual friend in Norwood. It reportedly took place in August when Kimbrough was 20 years old.

– Brent J. McKinney, 41, last known address 26935 State Route 7, Apt. B, Marietta, was indicted on 20 fifth-degree felony counts of deception to obtain a dangerous drug.

McKinney made a report to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office that his apartment had been entered and his prescription Vicodin stolen.

“When someone reports medication stolen and that’s all they report, the sheriff’s office does a routine check of their (prescription history). His lit up like a Christmas tree,” said Schneider.

McKinney is accused of visiting multiple doctors to double and triple his supplies of Vicodin between October 2013 and April 2014.

– Jason A. Lauderman, 28 and currently incarcerated, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of theft, a fifth-degree felony count of attempted theft and a first-degree misdemeanor count of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Lauderman reportedly tried to leave a party at Luke Chute Road in Waterford, first driving and wrecking two vehicles he had no permission to use before trying and failing to steal a third car.

– Roger A. Adams, 31, of 989 Mitchell’s Lane, Marietta, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of theft, a fifth-degree felony count of forgery and two first-degree misdemeanor counts of assault.

While helping his girlfriend do chores at a Washington County home in June, Adams allegedly entered the homeowner’s car, took a check from her checkbook and forged it to himself. He came back to the home to seek more work after his forgery had been discovered. When confronted, he tried to flee and reportedly assaulted the homeowner and then a neighbor in the process.

– Anthony M. Boyce, 30, of 207 Second St., Lower Salem, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of theft.

While employed at Bridgeport Equipment in Marietta, Boyce reportedly stole $3,200 worth of merchandise-mostly ammunition-from the store. The reported thefts occurred between September and November.

– Amanda Moore, also known as Amanda Gardner, 34, of 2891 Waterford Road, Marietta, was indicted on a third-degree felony count of tampering with records and a fourth-degree felony count of theft in office.

Between May 2013 and July 2014, Moore is accused of stealing around $1,200 from WASCO, Inc., where she was employed.

She reportedly used a company gas card to purchase gas for personal use for herself and friends, Schneider said.

– Austin M. Sanderson, 20, of 100 Snodgrass Lane, Williamstown, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of theft.

While working as a cashier at Walmart, he allegedly pocketed more than $1,000 from the cash register.

– Lori A. Couch, 54, of 275 Doolin Drive, Williamstown, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of theft.

Couch reportedly set up an additional bank account on the advice of an online boyfriend and began running checks from and for other individuals through her two accounts for the man.

The strange transactions were noticed by Couch’s bank, BB&T, who warned her the transactions were a scam and advised her to stop making the deposits and withdrawals. Against this advice, Couch reportedly deposited two more checks in a Marietta branch of Chase Bank and then forwarded that $36,000 on to the online boyfriend.

– William E. Bartges Jr., 42, of 210 Maple St., Newport, was indicted on a third-degree felony count of domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony count of carrying a concealed weapon, a fourth-degree felony count of resisting arrest, a fifth-degree felony count of attempted deception to obtain a dangerous drug and a first-degree misdemeanor count of violating a protection order.

The charges stem from three separate incidents. In January 2014, Bartges reportedly attempted to obtain hydromorphone pills at a local emergency room despite being prescribed a 30-day supply less than a week earlier.

In November, Bartges is accused of assaulting his wife at their Newport home. Two prior domestic violence charges make the act a felony.

Then in February, Bartges was allegedly violating a protection order taken out by his wife. When deputies attempted to apprehend him, he reportedly pulled a knife on them and resisted arrest.

– Christopher E. Hackathorn, 28, of 117 Cloverleaf Estate #24, St. Marys, W.Va., was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of receiving stolen property.

He was stopped in May be a police officer in New Matamoras for a traffic infraction. The officer noticed Hackathorn had a lot of police items, like handcuffs and a night stick, on the drivers seat, but let Hackathorn go, said Schneider.

Later another officer revealed his vehicle had been entered and his police equipment stolen.

When searched, the stolen police items as well as other reportedly stolen items were found in Hackathorn’s car.

– Caleb McCraken, 21, of 231 Hillcrest Drive, Apt. A., Marietta, was indicted on a third-degree felony count of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony count of tampering with records and a fifth-degree felony count of forgery.

McCraken was ordered to do community service as part of his probation. He is accused of turning in forged time sheets that gave him credit for working at the Washington County Public Library.

– Matthew A. Walker, 34 and homeless, was indicted on three fifth-degree felony counts and four first-degree misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property.

Walker was indicted last month for a series of breaking and enterings throughout the county.

– Patrick A. Brannon, 53, of 302 Harmar St., Marietta, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of permitting drug abuse and a fifth-degree felony count of drug possession.

Brannon was reportedly allowing Tiffany M. Rogers, a 33-year-old central Ohio woman, to sell drugs from his home between May and August. Rogers is scheduled to be sentenced on drug charges soon, Schneider said.

During an August search warrant, task force agents also found Brannon in possession of cocaine.

– Willard G. Bush, 37, of 508 Bear Creek Road, Lowell, was indicted on one second-degree felony count and one third-degree felony count of drug trafficking.

Bush is accused of selling his oxycodone pills on two occasions in September, once in the presence of his juvenile children.

– Zachary B. Mackey, 20, of 1404 24th St., Vienna, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of drug trafficking, a fifth-degree felony count of drug possession and a first-degree misdemeanor count of drug possession.

Mackey was stopped after running a red light in Belpre. A Belpre Police Officer reportedly found marijuana packaged for sale and two other forms of prescription pills in the car.

– Clifton D. Collins, 34, of Caldwell, and Aaron W. Cain, 33, of 16687 State Route 339, Dexter City, were each indicted for events that transpired Sept. 21 at Collins’ former Marietta residence on Franklin Street.

Police reportedly responded to a disturbance and the men were found with crushed oxycodone pills and methamphetamine.

Collins was indicted on two fifth-degree felony counts of possession of drugs.

Cain was indicted on a third-degree felony count of tampering with evidence and a fifth-degree felony count of possession of drugs.

– Shad A. Martin, 37, of 1359 Elizabeth Pike, Mineral Wells, W.Va., was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of drug trafficking and one fourth-degree and one fifth-degree felony count of a drug possession.

A confidential informant reportedly set up a drug buy with Martin to take place Dec. 20.

He was pulled over before the stop and officers reported finding marijuana, LSD and MDMA in the car.

– George J. Grivas, 26, of 4036 Marvin Ave., Cleveland, and Katherine R. Handley, 22, of 680 Smith Court, Apt. 225, Rock River, were each indicted on two third-degree felony counts of drug trafficking and a fifth-degree felony count of drug possession.

The same confidential informant set up a controlled buy three days later with Grivas and Handley, who reportedly brought LSD and ecstasy pills to Marietta from Cleveland and sold them. When their vehicle was stopped, they reportedly had more LSD in the car.

– Richard A. Finley, 53, of 680 Main St., Apt. B., Waterford, was indicted on a third-degree felony count of drug trafficking. On July 9, 2013, Finley reportedly sold four hydromorphone tablets to a confidential informant.

– David A. Kuhn, 52, of 523 Eighth St., Marietta, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of illegal cultivation of marijuana.

Kuhn’s home was searched by the Washington County Task Force on Sept. 29, 2014. They reportedly found Kuhn growing 580 grams of marijuana.

– Dallas W. Farnsworth, 41, last known address 122 Harmar St., Marietta, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of aggravated possession of drugs.

Arrested for disorderly conduct by intoxication on Oct. 31, Farnsworth was allegedly found to be in possession of cocaine shortly before being processed into the Washington County Jail.

– Bo D. Ladeaux, 25, of 715 Barclay St., Lot 36, Belpre, was indicted on a third-degree felony count of failure to provide a change of address. A registered sex offender, Ladeaux allegedly moved in January without giving proper notification.

– Christopher A. Lent, 28, of 108 Holly St., Marietta, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of trafficking in drugs. Lent is accused of selling 20 Xanax pills to a confidential informant outside Kroger in Marietta in March 2014.

– Heather M. Statler, 37, of 910 30th St., Parkersburg, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of drug possession. Statler was pulled over in July while weaving on I-77. She reportedly failed sobriety tests and methamphetamine was found in her purse.

– Stephen T. Richards, 36, address unknown, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of failure to appear. Richards failed to show up for his Feb. 5 trial for a felony charge of assembling chemicals for the manufacture of drugs.

– Tyrone Taylor, 49, of 112 Sylvan Way, Marietta, was indicted on a third-degree felony count of abduction.

The indictment was merely a legal correction to a charge Taylor was indicted on last month.

– James T. Pugh, 40, of 1118 15th St., Clarksburg, W.Va., was indicted on a second-degree felony count of drug possession. Further details about Pugh’s indictment were not immediately available.