On September 19, 2023 the Grand Jury of the Court of Common Pleas of Williams County, Ohio, convened to consider indictments against the following individuals.
-TERRI A. CIESLAK, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code 2925.11(A)(C)(1)(a), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
-ADRIAN O. RAMOS, Paulding, Ohio Revised Code §4511.19(A)(1)(a) and R.C.§4511.19(G)(1)(a), Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drug Of Abuse, a misdemeanor of the first degree; Ohio Revised Code §2903.08 (A)(1)(a) (B)(1), Aggravated Vehicular Assault, a felony of the third degree.
-JUSTICE T. BROWN, Fayette, Ohio Revised Code §2909.06(A)(1)(B), Criminal Damaging, a misdemeanor of the second degree; Ohio Revised Code §4511.19(A)(1)(d) and Ohio Revised Code §4511.19(G)(1)(a), Operating A Vehicle Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drug Of Abuse, a misdemeanor of the first degree; Ohio Revised Code §2923.16(B) (I), Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree.
-ANDREW P. MCGRADY, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code §2921.331 (B) (C) (5) (a)(ii), Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of Police Officer, a felony of the third degree.
-TERRENCE T. DRAKEFORD JR., Columbus, Ohio Revised Code §2921.38(A), Harassment with a Bodily Substance, a felony of the fifth degree.
-LARRY J. RUFFNER, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code 2925.11(A)(C)(1)(b), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the third degree.
-GLENDA M. BALDRIDGE, Archbold, Ohio Revised Code §2925.11(A) (C)(1)(a), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2925.11(A) (C)(1)(b), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the third degree; Ohio Revised Code §2923.24(A) (C), Possessing Criminal Tools, a felony of the fifth degree.
-KAELA D. ICKES, Pioneer, Ohio Revised Code §2925.03(A)(2)(C) (9) (b), Trafficking in a Fentanyl-Related Compound, a felony of the fourth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2925.11(A) (C) (11) (a), Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound, a felony of the fifth degree; Ohio Revised Code 2925.11(A)(C)(1)(a), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2923.24(A)(C), Possessing Criminal Tools, a felony of the fifth degree.
-CATHRINE F. MCCOY, Montpelier, Ohio Revised Code §2925.11(A) (C)(1)(a), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
-MEMPHIS A. BAYLISS, Edgerton, Ohio Revised Code §2913.02(A)(1)(B)(2), Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
-TIMOTHY K. HANNA, Ney, Ohio Revised Code 2919.25(A) (D) (2), Domestic Violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree; Ohio Revised Code §2921.03(A)(B), Intimidation, a felony of the third degree.
-DAVID G. NOTESTINE, II, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code §2911.11(A)(1), Aggravated Burglary, a felony of the first degree; Ohio Revised Code §2919.25(A) (D) (2), Domestic Violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
-KEITH A. FILSON, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code 2925.11(A)(C)(1)(a), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
-ASHLEY R. GARZA, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code 2913.02(A)(1)(B)(2), Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
-KENNETH R. LUDEMAN, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code §2919.25(A) (D) (4), Domestic Violence, a felony of the third degree.
-JESSE D. POWELL, Hamilton, 46742, Ohio Revised Code 2913.02(A)(1)(B)(2), Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
-CHAD M. COFFMAN, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code 4511.19(A)(1)(a) and Ohio Revised Code §4511.19(G)(1)(e), Operating A Vehicle Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drug Of Abuse, a felony of the third degree.
-DOMINIQUE R. KOTTS, Bryan, Ohio Revised Code §2919.25(A) (D)(3), Domestic Violence, a felony of the fourth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2903.13(A) (C) (5) (a), Assault, a felony of the fourth degree.
-LURON MCCRARY JR., Detroit, 48205, Ohio Revised Code 2937.99(A) (B), Failure to Appear, a felony of the fourth degree.
It should be noted that an indictment is merely an accusation, and that all criminal defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.