24 indicted by Whitley County Grand Jury

Mara Miller |, The Times-Tribune, Corbin, Ky.
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Sep. 22—WILLIAMSBURG — The Whitley County Grand Jury returned a total of 24 indictments Monday for the month of September.

Indictments involving violent offenses include:

—Edward Brady, 73, of Rockholds, Kentucky — first-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault. Brady is accused of intentionally pressing his hands against the throat of a the victim until she lost consciousness and striking her with his fist.

—Conner Lynch, 28, of Williamsburg — first-degree rape

—Charlie West Jr., 41, of Williamsburg — first-degree assault by shooting a victim in the face with a shotgun.

—Delonie Graham, 25, of Barbourville — second-degree assault upon a victim by striking her in the face.

Drug-related offenses include:

{div}—Danny Smith, 40, of Corbin — first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, by knowingly and unlawfully having methamphetamine in his possession for the purpose of sale; possession of drug paraphernalia, first offense; and third-degree possession of a controlled substance.{/div}

{div}—Michelle Faulkner, 39, of Richmond, Kentucky — first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, by knowingly and unlawfully having meth in her possession for the purpose of sale; possession of drug paraphernalia, first offense; and third-degree possession of a controlled substance.

—William Ogden, 62, of Shepherdsville — first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance by knowingly and unlawfully having meth in his possession for the purpose of a sale.

—Jacob Hamlin, 55, of Williamsburg: first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, by knowingly and unlawfully having meth in his possession for the purpose of a sale.

—Donald Coston, 58, of Williamsburg — first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, for knowingly and unlawfully passing meth to a Williamsburg Police confidential informant.

—Jerry Hall, 57, of Oneida, Tennessee: first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, meth; second-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, suboxone; third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, clonazepam; and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, first offense.

—Beth Hamlin, 36, of Huntsville, Tennessee — first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, meth; second-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, suboxone; third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, clonazepam; and third-degree burglary for entering Walmart after being previously trespassed from all stores.

—Rickie Foster, 60, of Oneida Tennessee — first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, meth; second-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, suboxone; and third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, clonazepam.

—Michael Nakonechny, 40, of Lexington — first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, meth; possession of a handgun by a convicted felon; and possession of drug paraphernalia, first offense.

—Timothy Thomas, 32, of Corbin — first-degree possession of a controlled substance, second offense, for knowingly and unlawfully possessing a quantity of meth.{/div}

—Dennis Wagers, 54, of Woodbine — first-degree possession of a controlled substance, second offense, for knowingly and unlawfully possessing meth; and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants, first offense.

—Tatum Canady, 44, unknown address: first-degree possession of a controlled substance by having a quantity of meth.

—Jerrica Fields, 44, of Williamsburg — first-degree possession of a controlled substance for having a quantity of meth.

Other indictments include:

—Stephen Curnutt, 41, of Rockholds — Failure to comply with the sex offender registration.

—Jessica Pfoutz, 34, of Corbin — Complicity to use of a minor in a sexual performance.

—Justin Mattie, 36, of Williamsburg — Theft by unlawful taking — firearm.

—Joshua C. Stamper, 42, of Jackson, Kentucky — Theft by unlawful taking of the value of $10,000 or more by knowingly and unlawfully taking a 2016 Chrysler 200.

—Brian DyJack, 36, Williamsburg: Theft by deception -including cold checks — of the value of $1,000 or more but less than $10,000 for submitting $1,395.22 in worthless checks to a hardware store.

—Samantha Lawson, 32, of Williamsburg — Tampering with physical evidence.

—David Randle, 36, of Williamsburg — Operating a motor vehicle while license was suspended, third offense.

Readers are reminded that an indictment is a formal charge by a grand jury and is not a conviction or admission of guilt.