Cops and Courts

Monongalia County grand jury indictments

The following individuals were indicted by the January Monongalia County grand jury. An indictment is not a conviction. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty. 

  • Workman, Cynthia, uttering, forgery, conspiracy. 
  • Hylton, Paul, four counts uttering, four counts forgery, conspiracy. 
  • Luzader, James W., obtaining money by false pretenses 
  • Matamala, Michael, domestic battery – 3rd or subsequent, domestic assault – 3rd or subsequent, interference. 
  • Dorsey, David, failure to register or provide notice of registration changes. 
  • Riley, Jeffrey Allen, multiple counts failure to register or provide notice of registration changes. 
  • Durr, Christopher Allen, recklessly fleeing from officers. 
  • Bland, Davina, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute alprazolam. 
  • Reilly, Kyle, burglary. 
  • Lambert, Mark R., possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy. 
  • Lambert, Rebecca J., possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy. 
  • Courtney, Larry G., four counts failure to register or provide notice of registration changes – 2nd or subsequent offense. 
  • Lamb, Deavan, driving while license suspended or revoked for DUI – 3rd or subsequent offense. 
  • Mapp, Dylan Jordan, grand larceny. 
  • Hinzman, James Michael, receiving or possessing stolen property. 
  • Spiker, Vincent, possession of a stolen vehicle. 
  • Martin, Dale L., assault, domestic assault, three counts wanton endangerment. 
  • Switalski, Gregory L., driving while license revoked for DUI – 3rd or subsequent. 
  • Jenkins Jr., Rex C., recklessly fleeing from officers, fleeing from officers. 
  • Dragovich, Barry Eugene, multiple counts shoplifting – 3rd or subsequent offense, conspiracy, obstructing. 
  • George, Jewelie, multiple counts shoplifting – 3rd or subsequent offense, conspiracy. 
  • Yost, James, two counts shoplifting – 3rd or subsequent offense. 
  • Parker, Bryce Kent, possession with intent to deliver controlled substances. 
  • Hamlin, Matthew H., possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana. 
  • Tarpley, Malik M., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy. 
  • McClendon, Anthony W., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy. 
  • Shaver, Cheree B., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, conspiracy, knowingly maintaining dwelling used for keeping or selling controlled substances. 
  • Triplett, Markita, strangulation, malicious assault. 
  • Gifford, Nicholas Scott, recklessly fleeing from officers, fleeing from officers, falsely reporting emergency incident. 
  • Franklin, Steven Shane, DUI – 3rd or subsequent, driving while license revoked for DUI. 
  • Jones, Kevin R., strangulation, domestic battery, prohibited person in possession of firearms. 
  • Sopuch, Ashton, distributing material of minors in sexually explicit conduct. 
  • Simpkins, Ronald S., sexual abuse by a parent or guardian, first degree sexual assault. 
  • Simpkins, Ronald S., sexual abuse by a parent or guardian, first degree sexual assault, sexual abuse by a parent or guardian, second degree sexual assault. 
  • Loring, Morgan, three counts third degree sexual assault, soliciting minor via computer, violation of protective order. 
  • White, William Michael, concealment or removal or minor child from custodian. 
  • Bittinger, Jessica L., two counts recklessly fleeing from officers, fleeing while under the influence of controlled substances. 
  • Rodriguez, Jose, DUI – 3rd or subsequent, driving while license revoked for DUI. 
  • Trefz, Andrew Kyle, access device fraud, five counts attempted access device fraud. 
  • Mosely, Phillip S., possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession with intent to deliver marijuana. 
  • Tennant, Matthew Blake, grand larceny, breaking and entering of a vehicle. 
  • Odivbri, Ovie Charles, fraudulent scheme, possession of a counterfeit check. 
  • Tulshi, Ganesh Singh, burglary, violation of protective order. 
  • Rose, Christopher Paul, soliciting a minor via computer. 
  • Carr, Jeremy M., entering without breaking, conspiracy, petit larceny. 
  • Anthony, Zachary A., entering without breaking, conspiracy, petit larceny. 
  • Blake, Erica Nicole, grand larceny, conspiracy. 
  • Spell, Daniel Earl, domestic battery – 3rd or subsequent, destruction of property. 
  • Sutherland, Andrew, attempted grand larceny, entering without breaking. 
  • Cole, Sandra Eden, transferring or bringing stolen property from another state, possession of a stolen vehicle. 
  • Higginbotham, Shawn M., strangulation, domestic battery. 
  • Miller, Gregory Dean, failure to register or provide notice of registration changes – 2nd or subsequent. 
  • Waddy, Tre Tramal, attempted first degree murder. 
  • Wilson, Robert L., grand larceny. 
  • Evans, Alicia M., grand larceny.  
  • Burns, Dennis Sean, shoplifting – 3rd or subsequent. 
  • Elli, Anthony Wendell, attempted grand larceny, conspiracy, destruction of property. 
  • Neal, David Fontaine, strangulation, domestic battery – 3rd or subsequent, brandishing deadly weapon. 
  • Myers, Steven M., burglary. 
  • Yost, Elizabeth, embezzlement. 
  • Klobchar, David William, six counts entering without breaking, grand larceny. 
  • Cortright, Laurel V., domestic battery – 3rd or subsequent. 
  • Yancey, Justin Xavier, strangulation, domestic battery – 3rd or subsequent. 
  • Sheff Jr., Ronnie Eugene, possession of a stolen vehicle. 
  • George, James Louis, three counts failure to register or provide notice of registration changes. 
  • Hill, Joseph Lee Allen, strangulation, domestic battery. 
  • Shaw, Ryan R., possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. 
  • Bess, Alyssa D., malicious assault, two counts battery. 
  • McDaniel, Logan, grand larceny. 
  • Lawson, Tamar N., possession with intent to distribute marijuana, conspiracy. 
  • Brock, Jacquan M., possession with intent to distribute marijuana, conspiracy. 
  • Filer, Jon C., embezzlement, fraudulent scheme. 
  • Taylor, Michael Lee, driving while license revoked for DUI – 3rd or subsequent offense. 
  • Tennant, Matthew Blake, grand larceny, conspiracy, breaking and entering of a vehicle. 
  • Allen Sr., David Duane, grand larceny, conspiracy, breaking and entering of a vehicle. 
  • Trifu, Sandrino, entering without breaking, grand larceny, conspiracy. 
  • Hardman, Tyler Ray, distribution and/or displays to minors of obscene matter. 
  • Dunn, Sharon Kay, four counts battery of a disabled child. 
  • Smith, Hunter, two counts second degree sexual assault, first degree sexual abuse. 
  • Shehan, Peyton Tyler, strangulation, suffocation, domestic battery, unlawful restraint. 
  • Gibson, Emmanuel D., recklessly fleeing from officers, fleeing while under the influence of controlled substances, fleeing from officers, prohibited possession of a firearm, prohibited possession of concealed firearm, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, possession with intent to deliver fentanyl. 
  • Haseleu, Amandaria D., recklessly fleeing from officers. 
  • Tillman, Rashawn Javon, grand larceny. 
  • George, Jewelie L., two counts shoplifting – 3rd or subsequent offense, conspiracy. 
  • McDaniel, Logan, access device fraud. 
  • Fortune, Tylor, second degree arson, breaking and entering, destruction of property. 
  • Smith, Courtney D., strangulation, domestic battery, interfering with emergency communications. 
  • Switalski, Gregory L., driving while license revoked for DUI – 3rd or subsequent. 
  • Glover, Dennie L., possession with intent to deliver marijuana, prohibited possession of a firearm.