Grand Jury indicts 80 people

The Hardin County grand jury met Monday, returning 73 true bills and indicting 80 defendants.

Included in the indictments, ranging from child rape to drug offenses, are two first degree murder indictments.

John Wesley May was indicted on first degree murder and aggravated arson charges in the Nov. 15, 2001 death of Mildred Grant, who was reportedly strangled and her body set on fire at the victim’s home.

Michael K. Mitchell was indicted on first degree murder charges in a separate case. Mitchell is charged in the Dec. 6, 2009 death of his mother Carolyn A. Chelette. Other indictments were handed down as follows:

• Christopher W. Snodgrass–False report, resisting arrest or search, public intoxication
• David Grant Stricklin–Assault, resisting arrest or search, public intoxication
• Steve Allen Wilkerson–Selling a controlled substance
• Timothy William Witherington–Aggravated burglary, theft of property
• Timothy William Witherington–Possession of burglary tools, burglary, vandalism, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Dallas J. Woods–Possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Brian Keith McLin–Selling a controlled substance
• Jimmy Leon Middleton, Jr.–Aggravated assault, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Victoria Petty Murphy–Two counts selling a controlled substance
• Albert D. Porter–Two counts selling a controlled substance
• Donald Wayne Smith–Promotion of a methamphetamine manufacture
• Tracey Carol Dale–Promotion of a methamphetamine manufacture
• Donald Ray Simpson–Aggravated burglary
• Richard A. Hutton–initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, with intent to deliver, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Joseph L. Jackson–initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, with intent to deliver, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Clarence E. Irons–Habitual Motor Vehicle Offender, violation of the registration law
• Betty J. Leonard–Selling a controlled substance
• James Lewis–Manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon
• Andre Lindsay–Selling a controlled substance
• Oscar Jiovanni Perez Herrea–Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Rosetta Renee Dixon–Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Ronnie Lee Casey–Two counts selling a controlled substance
• Jennifer Cooksey–Criminal conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Shannon Lee Coryat–Initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a legend drug, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Charles Craig McMillen–Initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a legend drug, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Jerry W. Allen, Jr.–Selling a controlled substance, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine
• Stacy Lee Arnold–Initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Billy Joe Beavers–Initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Wesley Chad Bouterie–Two counts selling a controlled substance
• Jeffery Wilkins Hutton–Promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Heather Marie Briggs–Selling a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, introduction of drugs into a penal institution where prisoners are quartered
• Barbara L. Setla–Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine
• Christopher Fondren–Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine
• James L. Lewis–Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Gregory O. Cherry–Two counts selling a controlled substance
• Jasmine Lindsay–Two counts selling a controlled substance
• James Davidson, Jr.–Two counts selling a controlled substance
• Steven Davidson–Three counts selling a controlled substance
• Salvatore Pisano, Jr.–Eight counts rape of a child
• James Lee Huffman–rape of a child
• Jason Wayne Newcomb–Burglary, burglary of a vehicle, driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, vandalism
• Billy Joe Howell–Burglary, burglary of a vehicle
• Kristie Paige Franks–Forgery, theft of property
• Wendy J. Cornelius–Theft of property
• Michael Adam Byrd–Two counts of aggravated assault
• Jeremy Dan Welch–Aggravated burglary, theft of property
• Kermit Dekota Newcomb–Theft of property
• Corey Allen Moore–Theft of property
• Larry D. Carr, Jr.–Criminal simulation, forgery
• Jason A. Minor–Violation of residential and work restriction of sex offender registry
• Jackie Lynn Pinson–Aggravated burglary, theft of property, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver
• James Wallace Mace–DUI
• Roy David Keener–Driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked - by allowance, public intoxication
• Steven Wesley Smith–Aggravated burglary, possession of a controlled substance • Eldon Dewayne Doyle–Initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities • Jeremy Dee Rickman–Burglary, theft of property
• Tabitha Brown–Promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, aggravated child abuse • Christopher Eugene Wardlow–Promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, aggravated child abuse
• Jeremy Vincent Doyle–initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, aggravated child endangerment
• James W. Shoemake–Burglary
• Terry W. Smith–Rape of a child
• John E. Ross–Sexual battery, violation of the sex offender registry, driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked, evading arrest
• Melissa Gail Beckham–Driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked, compliance of financial responsibility law
• William Samuel Gammill–Public intoxication, disorderly conduct, habitual motor vehicle offender, DUI, reckless endangerment, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault, requirements for stop signs, violation of the use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, two counts of evading arrest, violation of the implied consent law
• Mark Steven Staggs–Aggravated assault, domestic assault
• Karen Michelle Benson–Allowing animals to run at large
• Jason Joe Mitchell–Allowing animals to run at large
• Kenisha Marie Brown–Reckless driving, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, evading arrest
• Jeremy Shane Burks–Driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, DUI, violation of the implied consent law
• James Ray Vaughn–Promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
• Mickel Keith Webster–Promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, criminal conspiracy
• Matthew Thomas Moody–Promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, initiate process to manufacture methamphetamine, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, escape, failure to report change of address
• Talmadge Shane Webb–Violation of an order of protection, stalking
• David Scott–Setting fire to personal property or land, laving fire near woodland unattended
• Ryan Patrick Young–Habitual motor vehicle offender, DUI, driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked
• Betty Diane Tarkington–DUI
• Tammy Hardy Alexander–DUI, violation of implied consent law, reckless endangerment, driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, child endangerment, compliance of financial responsibility law
• Adam Jacob Combs–Aggravated burglary, theft of property
• George E. Haymon–DUI