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Preston Grand Jury hands down 30 indictments, 3 for strangulation

KINGWOOD – Thirty indictments were handed down by the March 2 Preston County Grand Jury, with charges ranging from strangulation to failure to register.

• James Allen Scudder, 55, of Terra Alta  – two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled  substance (marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinol).

• Tre Tramal Waddy, 35,  Tygart Valley Regional Jail – two counts of domestic battery, one count of strangulation, one count of burglary and one count of destruction of property.

• Amanda Jean Riley, 38, of Terra Alta-  two counts of possession  with intent to deliver a controlled substance (meth and buprenorphine).

• Christopher Lee Lyons, 37, of Newburg – prohibited person in possession of a firearm, prohibited person in possession of a concealed firearm, and two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (meth and buprenorphine).

• Christina Louise Bryant, 39, of Albright – prohibited person in possession of a concealed weapon.

• Brian James Ashby, 38, of Hagerstown, Md. – breaking and entering, two counts of forgery and one count of uttering.

• Christopher Shawn Thorn, 49, of Tunnelton – breaking and entering, grand larceny, and two counts of conspiracy.

• Christopher Cobun, 32, of Tunnelton – breaking and entering, grand larceny, and two counts of conspiracy.

• William Scott McKinley, 57,  Tygart Valley Regional Jail – six counts of first-degree sexual assault, 12 counts of sexual abuse, three counts of first-degree sexual abuse, and three counts of third-degree sexual assault.

• Donald Edward Hunker, 39, of Kingwood –  failure to register as a sex offender.

• Danny James Spiker Jr., 32,  Tygart Valley Regional Jail – sexual abuse.

• Donald Lee Tennant, 47, of Masontown –  four counts of first-degree sexual assault, six counts of sexual abuse, incest, two counts of third-degree sexual abuse.

• Gerald Franklin Uphold, 46, of Kingwood  –  third or subsequent offense driving on revoked license, possession with intent to deliver (meth).

• Delbert Casto Wagner, 25, of Tygart Valley Regional Jail  – kidnapping, strangulation, assault during the commission of or attempt to commit a felony, violation of protective order.

• Laura Sue Young, 36, of Huntington – child neglect creating the risk of injury, possession of a controlled substance, prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

• Celot Jay Carr Jr., 44,  Tygart Valley Regional Jail –  failure to register as a sex offender.

• Tyler Bryon Hillery, 23, of Kingwood – two counts of third-degree sexual assault, one count  of distributing/displaying obscene matter involving a minor and  one count of using minors to film explicit conduct.

• Kevin Ray Desantis, 54, of Kingwood – four counts of prohibited person in the possession of a firearm.

• Jason Allen Poling, 38, of Terra Alta – child abuse creating the risk of injury.

• Joshua Richard Davis, 33, of Rowlesburg  – possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (fentanyl), possession  of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (meth), and two counts of conspiracy.

• John Gerard Bendana, 30, Tygart Valley Regional Jail – possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (fentanyl), possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (meth), two counts of conspiracy, and  child neglect creating the risk of injury.

• Michael J. Ravenscroft, 34, of Tygart Valley Regional Jail – strangulation and unlawful restraint.

• Glen W. Hiner, 32, Tygart Valley Regional Jail – third or subsequent offense driving on revoked license,  and improper registration.

• Christopher S. Phillips, 38, of Salem – three counts of failure to change sex offender registration.

• Thomas John Winston, 30, North Central Regional Jail – failure to register as sex offender, two counts of non-consensual disclosure of private intimate images.

• David Wayne Adkinson, 40, of Morgantown – third-offense shoplifting.

• Harry Charles Powell Jr., 45, of Terra Alta – third or subsequent offense driving on revoked license, fleeing with reckless intent.

• James A. Bauer, 44, Tygart Valley Regional Jail – four counts of third-degree sexual assault.

• Benjamin Harrison Phares IV, 34, of Kingwood – Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (meth).

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