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ELKINS - A Randolph County grand jury returned 31 indictments Monday, for alleged crimes including malicious assault upon a correctional officer, and driving under the influence causing death.
Sidney Austen Brenwalt, 31, of Beverly, was indicted on one count of driving under the influence causing death, a felony, and one count of driving under the influence with a BAC of 0.15 or higher, a misdemeanor.
Brenwalt was initially charged after a single-vehicle fatality on the Georgetown Road in April. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond.
Robert Scott, a relative of Brenwalt’s, was killed in the accident.
Jonathan Nicholas Durking, 27, of Belington, was indicted on one count of attempt to disarm an officer, a felony, and one count of fleeing from an officer by any means other than the use of a vehicle and one count of driving under the influence, both misdemeanors.
Durking is accused of fleeing from police while drunk, trying to take an officer’s gun and threatening to kill an EMT in May.
Darries Lamar Fauntleroy, 43, of Montrose, was indicted on one count of concealment or removal of a minor child from custodian or from person entitled to visitation, a felony, and one count of conspiracy, a felony.
Megan Rae Fauntleroy, 40, of Montrose, was indicted on one count of concealment or removal of a minor child from custodian or from person entitled to visitation, a felony, and one count of conspiracy, a felony.
The Fauntleroys are a married couple accused of abducting their biological child from the state Department of Health and Human Resources and fleeing to South Carolina.
Dakota Davidson Kelley, 33, was indicted on two counts of possession of material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and two counts of distribution of material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, both felonies, and one count of possession of child erotica, a misdemeanor.
A State Police representative said in May that he observed "numerous videos" on Kelley’s phone that depicted prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit activity.
Joshua Matthew Lowther, 41, of Beverly, was indicted on two counts of possession of material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and five counts of distribution of material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, all felonies.
In April, police said that two videos and 362 images of explicit material involving prepubescent children and infants were found on Lowther’s phone.
Richard Allen Manuel, also known as "Opie," 53, of Elkins, was indicted on one count of forgery and one count of uttering, both felonies.
Arnold Glenn Shiflett, 39, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on four counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, second offense, one count of carrying a concealed firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm, one count of possession by prohibited person of a firearm, and one count of conspiracy, all felonies.
Robert Michael Sparks, 45, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and one count of driving while license revoked for DUI, third offense, all felonies.
Alexis Rachelle Thompson, 36, an inmate at the North Central Regional Jail, in Greenwood, was indicted on one count of fleeing in a vehicle with reckless indifference, a felony, and one count of reckless driving, one count of fleeing from an officer by any means other than the use of a vehicle, and one count of false information, all misdemeanors.
Jordaan Lee Slawter, 27, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on one count of fleeing in a vehicle with reckless indifference, a felony, and one count of reckless driving, and one count of fleeing from an officer by any means other than the use of a vehicle, a misdemeanor.
Brittany Marie Sorvillo, 33, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on one count of conspiracy, and one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, both felonies.
In a separate and unrelated indictment, Sorvillo was indicted on four counts of forgery, and four counts of uttering, both felonies.
Thomas Patrick Southard II, 40, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on six counts of forgery, a felony, and six counts of uttering, all felonies.
Billy Ray Lloyd, 48, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on one count of possession by prohibited person of a firearm, a felony, and one count of petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Timothy Wayne Myers Jr., 46, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on one count of driving while license revoked for DUI, third offense, a felony, and one count of no proof of insurance, a misdemeanor.
Robert Lee Holsberry, 48, of Mill Creek, was indicted on one count of driving while license revoked for DUI, third offense, a felony, and one count of possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
William Houdini Johnson, 42, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a felony.
Joseph Patrick Herron, 42, of Buckhannon, was indicted on one count of driving while license revoked for DUI, third offense, a felony.
Homer Clark Goldsmith, 59, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, Bwas indicted on one count of driving while license revoked for DUI, third offense, a felony, and one count of false information, a misdemeanor.
Ryan Lee Henson, 40, an inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex, was indicted on one count of malicious assault upon a correctional employee, one count of conspiracy, one count of offense committed by inmate, and one count of conspiracy by inmates, all felonies.
Robert Alvin Crabill III, 37, an inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex, was indicted on one count of malicious assault upon a correctional employee, one count of conspiracy, one count of offense committed by inmate, and one count of conspiracy by inmates, all felonies.
Kayce Ryan Simms, 24, an inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex, was indicted on one count of malicious assault upon a correctional employee, one count of conspiracy, one count of offense committed by inmate, and one count of conspiracy by inmates, all felonies.
Jake Janier Johns, 24, an inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex, was indicted on one count of unlawful assault upon a correctional employee, and one count of offense committed by inmate, both felonies.
Amanda Marie Jones, 40, of Weston, was indicted on one count of shoplifting, third offense, a felony.
In a separate and unrelated indictment, Jones was indicted on one count of shoplifting, third offense, a felony.
In another separate and unrelated indictment, Jones was indicted on one count of shoplifting, third offense, a felony.
In a fourth separate and unrelated indictment, Jones was indicted on one count of attempted shoplifting, third offense, a felony, and one count of fleeing from an officer by any means other than the use of a vehicle, a misdemeanor.
Barry Paul Callahan, 40, of Alkol, was indicted on tone count of failure to register as a sexual offender or provide notice of registration changes, a felony.
Danney Neal Elmore, 67, of Coalton, was indicted on two counts of failure to register as a sexual offender or provide notice of registration changes, a felony.
David Lee Plaugher, of 63, of Elkins, was indicted on one count of failure to register as a sexual offender or provide notice of registration changes, a felony. and one count of no proof of insurance, a misdemeanor.
Bond return will be in November, at which time bond will be set and trial dates will be determined.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.