MANSFIELD — A Shelby man has been indicted on four charges by a Richland County grand jury, including two counts of first-degree felony rape and two counts of third-degree felony gross sexual imposition.
Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher said Caleb Avants, 26, allegedly engaged in sexual conduct and sexual contact with a juvenile over a 24-month period from Jan. 1, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2012.
“This is something that we would classify or relate this as a delayed report,” she said. “This was an incident that’s alleged to have happened from 2011 into 2012. It was just recently reported.”
Schumacher said delayed reports aren’t necessarily uncommon, depending on victims’ situations.
“(The) victim has just kind of been living with this and then finally disclosed, through much investigation,” the prosecutor said. “We believe there was additional corroborating evidence located.”
During the time of the alleged sexual conduct, the alleged victim was younger than 13 years old. Furthermore, Avants was also not an adult during the 24-month period, Schumacher said.
Avants was indicted in September. He is scheduled for a jury trial on Feb. 10 before Judge Brent Robinson.
Explosives found during traffic stop
James Fletcher, 55, of Mount Gilead, was indicted in November on nine charges by a Richland County grand jury, including four counts of illegally manufacturing or possessing explosives, four counts of unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance and one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Schumacher said the incident began as a routine traffic stop on Oct. 13. It resulted in the involvement of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, based on officers’ observations.
“During the course of the (traffic) stop, additional observations were made by officers that resulted in some of our federal partners getting involved,” she said.
“That led to essentially us finding what some of us might call pipe bombs, but definitely explosives being located.”
An additional search of Fletcher’s residence was conducted by law enforcement after the traffic stop, the prosecutor said.
Officers also located firearms inside Fletcher’s vehicle.
If convicted, Schumacher said Fletcher could face a potential prison sentence of around 30-plus years.
Listed below are names from the most recently released indictment list from the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office.
March 2020
— Christopher A. Elam, 37, aggravated possession of drugs (2 counts). A warrant on Elam’s indictment was returned and filed Nov. 18, 2021.
September 2021
— Sumner Rowe, 44, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. A warrant on Rowe’s indictment was returned and filed Nov. 7, 2024.
November 2023
— Joshua Conley, 43, possession of a fentanyl-related compound. A warrant on Conley’s indictment was returned and filed Dec. 4, 2024.
December 2023
— David Greene, 40, failure to verify address, tampering with evidence, escape. A warrant on Greene’s indictment was returned and filed Nov. 21, 2024.
— Joanna Hoskins, 51, possession of cocaine. A warrant on Hoskins’ indictment was returned and filed Nov. 25, 2024.
January 2024
— Lamonte Miller, 30, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Rayshawn Ball, 21, falsification, obstructing official business, aggravated possession of drugs, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, having weapons while under disability, two specifications for forfeiture of a weapon
February 2024
— Jacob Hoskins, 36, possession of a fentanyl-related compound (2 counts), resisting arrest, obstructing official business
March 2024
— Kevin Pegues, 40, harassment with a bodily substance
April 2024
— Mark Scaggs, 50, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— James W. Walden, 36, aggravated trafficking in drugs, aggravated possesion of drugs, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility
— Terry Bickerstaff, 40, assault
— Traviseieso James-Osorio, 28, possession of cocaine
May 2024
— Tyler Sweeny, 31, trafficking in marijuana, possession of marijuana
— Susie Miller, 39, aggravated possession of drugs (3 counts), possession of cocaine (2 counts), possession of a fentanyl-related compound, tampering with evidence
June 2024
— Hunter Hollins, 30, assault
— Michael Sharp, 38, possession of a deadly weapon while under detention
July 2024
— Delvinci Green, 40, felonious assault, repeat violent offender specification
— Ryan Lester, 40, possession of cocaine
— Ashley N. Ortman, 38, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of drugs
— Keith Lamb, 51, possession of cocaine
— Forrest Elliott, 46, aggravated possession of drugs
— Marina Ramey, 33, possession of heroin, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Teasha Sprague, 35, aggravated possession of drugs
August 2024
— Dorrien Smith, 46, escape
— Timothy Mohler, 48, aggravated possession of drugs
— Jeffrey Page, 55, tampering with evidence (2 counts), having weapons while under disability, possession of cocaine (2 counts), improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, three specifications for forfeiture of a weapon
— Charity Griffith, 34, possession of drugs
— Bradley Foote, 49, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, aggravated possession of drugs (2 counts)
— Timothy Johnson, 50, aggravated possession of drugs
— Brittany McKinny, 37, aggravated possession of drugs (2 counts), possessing drug abuse instruments, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia
— Glendon Mount, 35, aggravated possession of drugs (2 counts), possessing drug abuse instruments, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia
— Daylonta Flint, 25, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
September 2024
— Ralph Brown, 43, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Logan Weaver, 29, tampering with evidence (2 counts)
— Travis Porter, 50, aggravated possession of drugs
— Lindsay Kessler, 41, possession of cocaine, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia
— Fritz Weiss, 37, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, possession of cocaine
— Eric Ferguson, 44, possession of cocaine, receiving stolen property (2 counts)
— Larry Bassin, 37, aggravated possession of drugs
— Jamarr D. Norris, 45, having weapons while under disability, receiving stolen property, carrying a concealed weapon
— Michael T. Evans, 31, abduction, disrupting public services, domestic violence, aggravated menacing
— Christopher Crawford, 28, aggravated trafficking in drugs, aggravated possession of drugs, two specifications for forfeiture of a cell phone in a drug case
— Cameron Barnett, 18, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer (2 counts), receiving stolen property, vandalism
— Jeffrey Page, 55, having weapons while under disability, tampering with evidence, menacing by stalking (3 counts)
— Joseph Reed, 56, having weapons while under disability, specification for forfeiture of a weapon while under disability, aggravated possession of drugs, firearm specification, specification for forfeiture of a gun in a drug case, domestic violence, specification for forfeiture of property
— Stephen Wierbiki, 36, aggravated possession of drugs
— Stefanie Kellenberger, 40, sexual battery (4 counts), unlawful sexual conduct with a minor (17 counts)
— Elijah Taylor, 20, felonious assault (2 counts)
— Treven Allred, 27, domestic violence (2 counts)
— Wayne Campbell, 47, breaking and entering, attempted grand theft of a motor vehicle
— Brendan Jefferson, 34, theft
— David Hanners, 35, possession of cocaine
October 2024
— Joshua Hoffman, 25, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, tampering with evidence, possession of cocaine
— Ryan Bernat, 25, sexual battery
— Dorrien Smith, 46, failure to provide notice of change of address. In a separate case, Smith was indicted on failure to verify address.
— Carl Dukes, 57, having weapons while under disability (6 counts), four specifications for forfeiture of a weapon, receiving stolen property (2 counts), two firearm specifications
— Donald Fairchild, 51, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor (10 counts)
— Philip Moxley, 26, trafficking in cocaine (5 counts), possession of cocaine (5 counts), four specifications for forfeiture of money in a drug case, four specifications for forfeiture of a cell phone in a drug case, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of drugs, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound (3 counts), possession of a fentanyl-related compound (3 counts)
— Brian Pifer, 56, aggravated possession of drugs
— Mark Aldrich, 57, aggravated possession of drugs
— Rodney Iceman, 66, possession of cocaine (2 counts)
— Jason Ladwig, 48, misuse of credit cards
— Eryn Campbell, 32, trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine
— Jamie Fugitt, 48, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, possession of drugs
— Josey Wells, 40, domestic violence
— Alexander Graham, 32, aggravated possession of drugs (2 counts)
— Markieth D. Johnson, 35, aggravated possession of drugs
— Trevor Kithcart, 21, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Marie A. Branham, 48, possession of cocaine
— Myles Bilka, 29, possession of cocaine
— Steven Cash, 34, aggravated possession of drugs
— Michael Cox, 44, retaliation (2 counts)
— Shirley Brown, 37, trafficking in heroin, possession of heroin, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine (2 counts)
— Chad Baker, 47, strangulation, domestic violence, abduction
— Seth Hay, 31, receiving stolen property
November 2024
— Khristian Jones, 26, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Josey Wells, 40, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, resisting arrest
— Tyler Vaughan, 35, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, aggravated possession of drugs, specification for forfeiture of a gun in a drug case
— Milton Reed, 29, having weapons while under disability, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, two specifications for forfeiture of a gun in a drug case, two firearm specifications
— Michael Slaughter, 43, domestic violence
— Nakenji Powell, 21, aggravated burglary, burglary, trespass in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present, assault (2 counts)
— Seth Harrison, 35, having weapons while under disability, specification for forfeiture of a weapon
— Lonie Scott, 50, domestic violence
— Brent Hakes, 35, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer (2 counts), vandalism, criminal trespass
— George Hale, 71, rape, gross sexual imposition
— Rodney Iceman, 66, tampering with evidence
— William Green, 36, aggravated possession of drugs
— Brandi McCabe, 38, tampering with evidence
— Heather Walters, 38, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Bart Ingram, 44, tampering with evidence, strangulation, possession of cocaine, domestic violence
— Alfred C. Moore, 57, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, trafficking in drugs
— Steven Cash, 34, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of drugs
— Steven Earl, 37, aggravated burglary, burglary, domestic violence, abduction, trespass in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present
— Alexander Graham, 32, aggravated possession of drugs, petty theft
— Koty Wilson, 36, receiving stolen property
— Derick Smith, 44, grand theft of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property