Sexual abuse, flagrant nonsupport among Greenup indictments

Austin Johnson, The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky.
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Sep. 19—GREENUP — A grand jury in Greenup County indicted 22 people earlier this month.

An indictment is a formal accusation and is not an indication of guilt. Anyone named in an indictment should be presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

—Larry A. Rife, of Greenup, was indicted on charges of first-degree sexual abuse by subjecting a victim under 12 years old to sexual contact by forcible compulsion, prohibited use of electronic communication system to procure or promote a minor to engage in sexual or other prohibited activities, tampering with physical evidence by destroying electronic messages sent to a minor child, and tampering with physical evidence, by destroying, mutilating, concealing, removing or altering physical evidence, including a picture of his private area.

—Alexis D. Hale, of Columbus, was indicted on theft by unlawful taking or disposition of moveable property with a value of $1,000 but less than $10,000, first-degree fleeing or evading police, first-degree wanton endangerment, reckless driving, operating on suspended or revoked license and first-degree persistent felony offender.

—Tasha N. Delong, of Ashland, was indicted on second-degree criminal possession of forged instrument.

—Derica A. Stake, of Greenup, was indicted on two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer and first-degree wanton endangerment of another victim.

—Robert Wampler, of South Shore, was indicted on prohibited use of electronic communication system to procure or promote a minor to engage in sexual or other prohibited activities, first-degree sexual abuse for fondling breast of a minor under 18, first-degree sexual abuse for subjecting a minor under 18 by fondling and digitally penetrating her private area.

—Brandon A. Rauh, of Flatwoods, was indicted on first-degree strangulation, tampering with a witness, and second-degree persistent felony offender.

—Shawn M. Russell, of Huntington, was indicted on theft by failure to make required disposition of property with a value of $1,000 or more.

—Jannette L. Russell, of Huntington, was indicted on theft by failure to make required disposition of property with a value of $1,000 or more.

—Kelli A. Tackett, of Greenup, was indicted on theft by extortion of $1,000, and tampering with physical evidence.

—Billy Oshea Finley, of Richmond, was indicted on theft by unlawful taking or disposition of moveable property with a value of $1,000 but less than $10,000, and first-degree persistent felony offender.

—Kristina L. Lockett, of Garrison, was indicted on first-degree bail jumping.

—James J. York, of Wurtland, was indicted on first-degree fleeing or evading police and second-degree persistent felony offender.

Flagrant nonsupport is committing an offense by failing to provide support for his/her minor child/children, pursuant to court order, which he/she can reasonably provide and which he/she knows he/she has a duty to pay money.

The following were indicted on flagrant nonsupport:

—Rachel Purdy, of Reseda, California.

—Brandon Ward, of Flatwoods.

—Douglas Wood Jr. of Portsmouth.

—Johnny C. Jones lll, of Russell.

—Rodney L. Patterson, of Frankfort, Ohio.

—Michael D. Gibson, of Bensenville, Illinois.

—Timothy Brown, of River.

—Lonnie Howard, of South Shore.

—Marisa Horton, of Ironton.

—Charles B. Edwards, of Huntington.

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