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Upshur grand jury indicts 26 people

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BUCKHANNON - A total of 26 individuals were named in indictments by an Upshur County grand jury Monday.

Gary Matthew Gundersen, 43, of Buckhannon, was indicted for soliciting a minor via computer; two counts of use of obscene matter with intent to seduce a minor; failure to provide notice of change to required sex offender registration information, lifetime registrant; and sexual assault in the third degree, all felonies.

Lee Auston Godbey, 29, of Summersville, was indicted on two counts of distribution and exhibition of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, a felony.

Thomas Griffin Cawley, 59, of Bristol, Virginia, was indicted on 11 counts of incest, a felony,

Theresa Ann Criss, 54, of Buckhannon, was indicted for malicious assault, a felony; and domestic battery, second offense, domestic assault, second offense, and obstructing an officer, all misdemeanors.

Curtis Lee Meahl, 35, of Buckhannon, was indicted on two counts of driving while in an impaired state, third or subsequent offense, a felony; two counts of child neglect creating substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury, a felony; and operating a motor vehicle not equipped with an approved motor vehicle test and lock system, a misdemeanor.

Blaine Tabor Browning, 39, of Buckhannon, was indicted for strangulation, a felony; and domestic battery and unlawful restraint, both misdemeanors.

Jared Nolan Bryant, 23, of Buckhannon, was indicted for four counts of retaliation against a public official, a felony, four counts; and battery on a law enforcement officer, assault on a law enforcement officer, and obstructing a law enforcement officer, all misdemeanors.

Alexander Eugene Stephens, 49, of Buckhannon, was indicted for wanton endangerment involving a firearm, three counts of prohibited person in possession of a firearm, both felonies; and domestic assault, a misdemeanor.

Christopher Austin Eberly, 28, of Buckhannon, was indicted for strangulation, a felony; and domestic battery and domestic assault, both misdemeanors.

Phillip Roy Ogden, 39, of Rock Cave, was indicted for two counts of domestic battery, third or subsequent offense, a felony.

Gregory Vincent Baisi, 32, of Buckhannon, was indicted for driving while license revoked for DUI, third or subsequent offense, a felony, and driving a motorcycle without a valid motorcycle license, a misdemeanor.

Kayla Michelle Miller, 36, of Buckhannon, was indicted for financial exploitation of an elderly person, protected person or incapacitated adult, and fraudulent scheme,both felonies.

Brandon Michael Beeson, 40, of Buckhannon, was indicted for burglary and grand larceny, both felonies.

James Allen Ware, 43, of Buckhannon, was indicted for possession of a combined controlled narcotic substance with the intent to deliver, a felony, and driving while in an impaired state, a misdemeanor.

Landon William Farrar, 18, of Buckhannon, was indicted for attempted burglary and intimidation of a witness, both felonies; and domestic assault, assault and violation of a protective order, all misdemeanors.

Brandon Wayne Day, 36, of Elkins, was indicted for entry of a building other than a dwelling, a felony, and petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

Reuben Benjamin Krum, 49, of Buckhannon, was indicted for domestic battery, third or subsequent offense, a felony.

Thomas Clayton Summers, 37, of Buckhannon, was indicted for burglary, a felony; and harassment, petit larceny, and 11 counts of harassing telephone calls, all misdemeanors.

Jacob Michael Ham, 19, of Buckhannon, was indicted for fraudulent scheme, grand larceny, and embezzlement, all felonies.

James William Champ, 48, of Fairmont, was indicted for grand larceny, and entry of a building other than a dwelling, all felonies.

Jennifer Lyn Moreland, 42, of Buckhannon, and Billy Jack McKinnon, 42, of Buckhannon, were indicted on three counts of delivery of a controlled narcotic substance within 1,000 feet of a school, and two counts of conspiracy to violate Chapter 60A, Article 4, Section 401 of the West Virginia Code, all felonies.

Roger Glen Gooden, 45, of Tallmansville, was indicted for delivery of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a felony, and fraudulent scheme, a misdemeanor.

Zacherie Keith Kitzmiller, 31, of Keyser, was indicted for uttering and forgery, both felonies.

Ralph Allen Martin, 37, of Buckhannon, was indicted for fraudulent use of an access device, a felony.

Jason Howard Wilmoth, 40, of Buckhannon, was indicted for failure to provide notice of a change to required sex offender registration information, life registrant, second offense, a felony.

An indictment is merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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