The February term of the Grand Jury ended last week in circuit court with over 73 true bills of indictments and 12 no true bills.
An indictment returned by the grand jury does not indicate guilt; it is a formal charge against a person in a criminal case.
True bill of indictment means there was evidence to formally charge a person with the crime. A no true bill means it was not enough evidence to formally charge a person.
Indictments handed down during the February term:
• Austin Dakota Owens, eluding law enforcement in motor vehicle
• Kristina Creel, burglary of a dwelling; burglary of building other than dwelling;
• Tristan Lee, burglary of dwelling; burglary of building other than dwelling
• Jeremiah Heidelberg, burglary of a dwelling
• Markeise L. Coleman, burglary of dwelling
• James Hentley, Jr., burglary of dwelling
• Shane Moulds, burglary of dwelling
• Cassandra Hamilton, felony malicious mischief
• Booker T. Kelly, felon in possession of firearm
• Mildred Roberts, malicious michief
• Dereck Roberts, felony bad check
• Franklin Deshaun Allen, sale of cocaine
• Dorien Dewayne Balam, ct. 1 burglary of auto; count II, attempted motor vehicle theft
• William B. Thompson, Jr., felon in possession of a firearm
• Kenneth Lance Underwood, felony aggravated domestic violence
• Dewayne Jack Cates, possession of methamphetamine
• Jeffery Ivy, possession of marijuana in a correctional facility
• Torrance Darnell Clayton, ct. 1 sale of cocaine, ct. II child endangerment
• Lester James Hodges, sale of oxycodone within 1500 feet of a church
• Chelsea Marie Jordan, possession of amphetamine
• Audrey Hill, possession of amphetamine
• Gregory Cameron, burglary of dwelling
• Demarcus Atterberry, burglary of auto
• Douglas Dakota Doggett, grand larceny
• Jennifer Lee Evans, burglary of dwelling
• Marquise Terrell Tillman, motor vehicle theft
• William Brian Terrell, lustful touching of a child
• Willie Picket, ct. 1 possession of cocaine; ct. II possession of methamphetamine with intent; ct. III possession of hydrocodone and amphetamine with intent
• Reo Thompson, ct. 1 possession of cocaine with intent; ct. II. Possession of methamphetamine with intent; possession of hydrocodone and amphetaminen with intent; ct. IV. Possession of marijuana with intent
• Pete Nolan Volking, grand larceny
• Kaleb McTaggert, grand larceny
• Verbie Watkins, murder
• Tammy Jenkins, possession of marijuana with intent
• Angela Gandy, receiving stolen property
• Hank Gandy, Jr. receiving stolen property
• Ricky Pearson, burglary of building
• Morecka Pittman, 3 cts. Aggravated assault
• Alisha Blair Ivy, ct. 1 burglary of dwelling; ct. II motor vehicle theft; ct. III burglary of dwelling
• Carmello Genuso, ct. 1 burglary of dwelling; ct. II motor vehicle theft
Members of the grand jury also inspected county owned buildings and returned the following report:
Clarke County Jail: The investigators and sheriff’s office staff needs more office space. The drain in the jail yard needs to be fixed and secured; there is not enough space in the jail for the number of inmates that are being housed; female inmates are using cardboard over windows; jail staff cannot see inside the cells; the drunk tank needs bars or safety glass over the windows; floor tiles need to be fixed in the kitchen; boiler inspection is not up to date; lighter fluid and oven cleaner seem to be in a dangerous place in the kitchen; electrical panel boxes need to be closed and locked.
