Published: June 23, 2009 01:28 pm      

Grand jury returns several indictments

Monticello — The Wayne County Grand Jury met on Tuesday, June 16 and returned 18 indictments. One of the indictments was sealed. The other indictments returned by the grand jury included:

€ Larry G. Branham was indicted for flagrant non-support.

€ William S. Arrott was indicted for flagrant non-support.

€ Benny L. Morris was indicted for flagrant non-support.

€ Charles Pace was indicted for flagrant non-support and persistent felony offender first degree.

€ Richard Leon Allen was indicted for flagrant non-support.

€ Ludwig Schmitt, Jr. was indicted for cultivation of marijuana first offense.

€ Ricky W. Bell was indicted for trafficking in a controlled substance first degree, tampering with physical evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia second offense, and persistent felony offender second degree.

€ Steve Underwood and James Spence were indicted for cultivation of marijuana first offense.

€ Deborah Spradlin, Charles Melton, and Derek Bell were indicted for cultivation of marijuana first offense.

€ An indictment was returned against Christopher Ray Branscum and Crystal D. Branscum. Christopher Branscum was indicted for burglary third degree and theft of a controlled substance. Crystal Branscum was indicted for complicity to burglary third degree and complicity to theft of a controlled substance.

€ Douglas Upchurch and James Brian Roberts were indicted for burglary third degree and theft by unlawful taking over $300.

€ Dennis A. Hale was indicted for fleeing and evading police first degree.

€ Bryan Hutton was indicted for burglary third degree and theft by unlawful taking over $300.

€ Aaron M. Carrender and Billy Inman was indicted for theft by unlawful taking over $300. Carrender was also indicted for persistent felony offender second degree.

€ William David Jones was indicted for forgery second degree.

€ Crandell D. Phillips and Monica Garland Phillips were indicted for three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument second degree and three counts of theft by deception over $300. Crandell Phillips was also indicted on one count of persistent felony offender first degree.

€ Mark A. Burris and Jody L. Burris were indicted for trafficking in a controlled substance second degree.

Readers are reminded that grand jury indictments do not indicate guilt, but that further court action is necessary in a case.