On August 15, 2023, the Williams County Grand Jury considered indictments charging individuals with Williams County crimes, according to the Williams County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
-FRANK J. RICE, III, Bryan, OH 43506, Ohio Revised Code §2903.211(A)(1)(B)(2)(g), Menacing by Stalking, a felony of the fourth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2921.04(B)(1)(D), Intimidation, a felony of the third degree; Ohio Revised Code §2919.27(A)(1)(B)(4), Violating Protection Order, a felony of the third degree, 2 Counts; Ohio Revised Code §2913.49(B)(1-2), Identity Fraud, a felony of the fifth degree, 2 Counts.
-MICHELLE R. DINE, Bryan, Ohio 43506, Ohio Revised Code §2923.03(A)(2), and Ohio Revised Code §2913.49(B)(1-2), Complicity to Identity Fraud, a felony of the fifth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2923.03(A)(2), and Ohio Revised Code §2903.211(A)(1)(B)(2)(g), Complicity to Menacing by Stalking, a felony of the fourth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2923.03(A)(2), and Ohio Revised Code §2919.27(A)(1)(B)(4), Complicity to Violating Protection Order, a felony of the third degree.
-MICHAEL G. MEYER, Edgerton, Ohio 43517, Ohio Revised Code §2919.21(B)&(G)(1), Non-Support of Dependents, a felony of the fifth degree.
-JOHNATHON Q. MILLER, Bryan, Ohio 43506, Ohio Revised Code §4511.19(A)(1)(f) and R.C.§4511.19(G)(1)(a)(ii), 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.
-JOSHUA A.Z. SMALLWOOD, Stryker, Ohio 43557, Ohio Revised Code §2905.02(A)(2)(C), Abduction, a felony of the third degree; Ohio Revised Code §2919.25(A)(D)(4), Domestic Violence, a felony of the third degree.
-JARED L. BAUMAN, Homeless, Ohio Revised Code §2909.05(B)(1)(b), Vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree.
-DAMIEN BREMMER, Edgerton, Ohio 43517, Ohio Revised Code §2909.05(B)(1)(b), Vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree.
-KASSANI K. HARDIMAN, 19, Homeless, Ohio Revised Code §2909.05(B)(1)(b), Vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree.
-ANGELA A. HELBERG, Archbold, Ohio 43502, Ohio Revised Code §2913.02(A)(1)(B)(2), Theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
-MATTHEW A. LUCAS, II, Homeless, Ohio Revised Code §2925.11(A)(C)(1)(a), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
-SETH T. MORSE, Edon, Ohio 43518, Ohio Revised Code §2925.03(A)(2)(C)(1)(d), Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the second degree; Ohio Revised Code §2925.11(A)(C)(1)(c), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the second degree; Ohio Revised Code §2921.12(A)(1), Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree; Ohio Revised Code §2909.05(B)(1)(b), Vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2921.34(A)(1)(C)(2)(b), Escape, a felony of the third degree.
-SIMON T. CHAMPADA, Edon, Ohio 43518, Ohio Revised Code §2925.03(A)(2)(C)(1)(d), Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a felony of the second degree; Ohio Revised Code §2925.11(A)(C)(1)(c), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the second degree; Ohio Revised Code §2921.12(A)(1), Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree.
-TRACE STILTNER, Bryan, Ohio 43506, Ohio Revised Code §2925.11(A)(C)(1)(a), Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2911.21 (A)(1)(D)(1), Criminal Trespass, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
-STEVEN R. HOBECK, Edgerton, Ohio 43517, Ohio Revised Code §2923.16(D)(1)(I), Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle, a felony of the fifth degree; Ohio Revised Code §2903.21(A), Aggravated Menacing, a misdemeanor of the first degree; Ohio Revised Code §4511.194(B)(2)(D), Physical Control of a Vehicle while under the Influence, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
-PAMELA J. TACKETT, Fremont, Indiana 46737, 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.