MANSFIELD – The Richland County Prosecutor’s Office recently released to Richland Source its most recent list of indictments.
The majority of the indictments are drug-related charges, including possession of cocaine or fentanyl-related substances. Other alleged offenses cited in the indictments involve conduct with minors, assault and attempted murder.
Teen charged with attempted murder
Nineteen-year-old Dominick Crose is charged with attempted murder and felonious assault after an altercation in March at a commercial establishment on Springmill Street.
“There was a person at the store who walked into this commercial establishment. (He) appeared to be there for normal business-type things when he was approached by the suspect,” Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher said Thursday.
“A fight had ensued … and then our suspect and victim run out of the store, and then (the) suspect begins shooting at our victim as he’s running across the roadway.”
Much of the altercation was caught on video, implicating Crose as the suspect, Schumacher said.
Richland County men indicted in minor-related crimes
Joshua Conley, 39, was indicted on charges of grooming, engaging in prostitution, tampering with evidence and trafficking in persons for commercial sex acts.
Texts between Conley and a juvenile victim, whom he knew personally, revealed inappropriate conversation and Conley’s attempts to pay the victim to perform sex acts, according to the prosecutor.
Conley was reported to authorities by the victim’s mother after the victim shared information about Conley’s actions.
“Based on the content within the text messages … that is the basis for the grooming charge,” Schumacher said. “We allege that he’s trying to normalize certain acts to the victim.”
Douglas Lee Cordray, 62, a Mansfield resident, is charged with 14 counts of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person and four additional counts of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in a nudity-oriented material or performance.
“This is from an ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children task force program) report … identifying certain images that could be child sexual abuse material (CSAM),” Schumacher said. “Further investigation had identified several images that would stand to be labeled in that way, with at least eight of the victims being known.”
ICAC reports find images on the internet – on platforms like social media – that could be deemed CSAM, flagging them for investigation.
“When we get a report saying ‘known victims,’ that just means now in today’s day and age we’re not referencing AI (generated images),” Schumacher said.
Chase Metzger, 35, of Plymouth, faces similar charges. Metzger faces 22 counts of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in a nudity-oriented material or performance.
Full list of indictments
- Alan Ball, 41: Possession of heroin, possession of a fentanyl-related compound.
- Jeremy Raymond Viars, 20: Carrying a concealed weapon, forfeiture specification of weapon.
- Taylor M. Jackson, 28: Illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of drugs.
- Brandy Jean Fugitt, 46: Illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, possession of cocaine, possessing drug abuse instruments.
- Mark Anthony Morgan, 60: Burglary, strangulation, domestic violence, unlawful restraint.
- Richard E. Fritz, 50: Possession of cocaine, aggravated possession of drugs.
- Bradley R. Kingery, 48: Illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of cocaine.
- Joshua A. Conley, 39: Trafficking in persons – commercial sex acts (two counts), tampering with evidence (six counts), importuning, obstructing justice, grooming, engaging in prostitution (five counts).
- Tyler Alexander Kilgore, 33: Aggravated possession of drugs.
- Billy Ray Wells, 47: Possession of heroin.
- Linda Kay Jones, 71: Illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of cocaine.
- Abdubosit Abdumannopov, 20: Failure to comply with order or signal of police officer.
- Michael Turner, 44: Trespass in a habitation when a person is present.
- Charity Renee Hale, 30: Aggravated possession of drugs, possession of a fentanyl-related compound.
- Samuel Duke de Nero, 29: Operation of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them – OVI.
- Douglas Lee Cordray, 62: Pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person (14 counts), illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance (four counts).
- Dominick Crose, 19: Attempted murder, firearm specification – one year (five counts), three-year gun specification (five counts), specification for forfeiture of a weapon (five counts), felonious assault (two counts), discharging of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, carrying a concealed weapon, possessing criminal tools.
- Seth A. Scantlen, 47: Aggravated possession of drugs.
- Julie Denise Jackson, 53: Possession of cocaine.
- Jesse Earl Bays, 43: Aggravated possession of drugs.
- Casey James Gerken, 40: Possession of cocaine.
- David Elijah Partin, 42: Possession of cocaine.
- Alejandro Miguel Ramirez, 27: Illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of drugs, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, possessing drug abuse instruments.
- Travis Lee Oyster, 47: Illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, aggravated possession of drugs.
- Chase Kempf Metzger, 35: Illegal use of a minor or impaired person in a nudity-oriented material or performance (22 counts), specification for forfeiture of property (22 counts).
- Jeb Markwood Weikle, 47: Having weapons while under disability, specification for forfeiture of a weapon.
- Averey J. C. Wert, 21: Failure to comply with order or signal of police officer.
- Justin T. Norman, 31: Aggravated possession of drugs, possession of cocaine.
- Terrance Cunningham, 37: Possession of a deadly weapon while under detention.
- Edward D. Perryman, 57: Assault, repeat violent offender specification.
- Anthony James Franklin, 37: Possession of drugs (two counts).
- Isiah L. McCarver, 30: Assault.
- Michael Meredith, 26: Possession of a deadly weapon while under detention.
- Troy Darnell Lacey, 33: Complicity in the commission of an offense (six counts), bribery.
- Joseph Daniel Hodge, 39: Bribery, complicity in the commission of an offense (two counts).
- Aaron Daniel Stansberry, 41: Aggravated possession of drugs.
- Clifford Hairston, 76: Having weapons while under disability, forfeiture specification.
- Sparkle S. McKinney, 44: Possession of cocaine, possession of a fentanyl-related compound.
- Howard Hills, 29: Theft.
- Shawn Edward Drake, 43: Possession of drugs (two counts).
- Tyrell Edmiston, 30: Trafficking in cocaine (two counts), possession of cocaine (two counts).
- Isaiah Bruce Barnett, 19: Discharging of firearm on or near prohibited premises, three-year gun specification (two counts), felonious assault.
- Ashley Marie Horvath, 36: Aggravated possession of drugs, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Erikita Anqueniece Howse, 34: Tampering with evidence.
- Timothy Edward Myers, 65: Illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of cocaine, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Danielle Kristin Breaux-Koehler, 46: Aggravated possession of drugs.
- Kenneth Robert Scott, 39: Possession of cocaine, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Sarah L. Ortega, 44: Improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, specification for forfeiture of a weapon, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol/drugs or a combination of them, endangering children.
- Octavia Evege, 32: Possession of cocaine, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Michael Everett Sweeney, 42: Aggravated possession of drugs, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Michael Scott Vanhesteren, 48: Aggravated possession of drugs, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Douglas Howard Caudell, 48: Possession of cocaine.
- Charles Ellis Roberts, 68: Possession of cocaine.
- Kristina Marie Carwell, 29: Aggravated possession of drugs.
- Timothy P. Sonnenberg, 63: Possession of cocaine, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Richard Lee Booth, 75: Possession of cocaine.
- Larry Depree Reynolds, 24: Discharge of a firearm on or near a prohibited premises, three-year gun specification.
- Jamartauis D. Ross, 30: Aggravated possession of drugs, forfeiture specification.
- John Fitzgerald Powell, 47: Possession of cocaine.
- Crystal Sue Casperson, 46: Possession of cocaine.
- Stanley Maurice Stewart, 48: Strangulation (two counts), domestic violence.
- Jaquan Jabree Durrell Brown, 27: Domestic violence, criminal damaging or endangerment.
- Jason D. Jones, 44: Aggravated possession of drugs, receiving stolen property.
- Warren Allen Kirk, 29: Possession of cocaine, operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them, operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them – OVI.
- Christopher T. Hudson, 41: Possession of a fentanyl-related compound, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence.
- Joshua Dewayne Hess, 41: Breaking and entering.
- Michelle M. Durflinger, 39: Possession of drugs.
- Charles Edward Gandy, 57: Forgery.
- Rocky S. Wood, 48: Possession of cocaine.
- Daniel Joseph Lester, 27: Possession of drugs (three counts).
- Nicholas James Blevins, 23: Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, importuning, tampering with evidence.
- Destin L. Thompson, 28: Aggravated possession of drugs, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, possessing drug abuse instruments.
- Mariqua Nicole Fraley, 30: Theft.
- Christopher Todd Braat, 63: Aggravated possession of drugs.
- Jason Allen Martin, 42: Aggravated possession of drugs, possession of drugs, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Tiffany Ann Moore, 36: Aggravated possession of drugs.
- Timothy Bryan Hicks, 40: Aggravated possession of drugs, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Cy Michael Ison, 24: Trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound (two counts), possession of a fentanyl-related compound (two counts).
- Giovanni Gavin Sweet, 36: Possession of cocaine.
- Joseph D. Smith, 60: Aggravated burglary.
- Darene Hargis, 43: Felonious assault.
