The following indictments were returned by the Grand Jury of the Carter Circuit Court on August 27, 2021. An indictment is not a determination of guilt or innocence. It is simply a charge that an offense has been committed and indicates that a case is pending on the charges listed. All defendants have the presumption of innocence until found guilty in a court of law.
Though it is a part of the public record, the Carter County Times does not make a habit of printing the names of minor children or the victims of alleged crimes, except under exceptional circumstances.
- Dustin Young, 35, of Denton, on or about August 25, 2021, through July 31, 2021, committed the offense of flagrant non-support by failing to support his minor child, and accumulating an arrearage of $22, 517.41, a Class D Felony.
- Joseph T. Wiggs, 40, of Grayson, on or about April 12, 2021, committed the offenses of wanton endangerment, first degree, by wantonly engaging in conduct which created substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another, three counts, each a Class D Felony; and strangulation, first degree, by intentionally impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another, by applying pressure on their throat or neck or blocking their nose or mouth without consent, a Class C Felony.
- Marilyn R. Smith, 45, of Grayson, on or about April 9, 2021, committed the offenses of possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, when he possessed methamphetamine, a schedule one narcotic, a Class D Felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, when he unlawfully possessed drug paraphernalia with intent to use, a Class A Misdemeanor.
- Charles Smith, 39, of Grayson, on or about May 30, 2021, committed the offenses of possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, when he possessed heroin, a schedule one narcotic, a Class D Felony; operating a motor vehicle under the influence, first offense, by operating a motor vehicle on a public roadway while intoxicated, a Class B Misdemeanor; expired registration, by having an expired registration receipt, in violation of the law; and failure to maintain required insurance, first offense, by driving a motor vehicle on a public roadway without valid insurance in effect on the vehicle, a Class B Misdemeanor.
- Charles Smith, 39, of Grayson, on or about February 2, 2021, committed the offense of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, by having possession of a handgun while having a prior felony conviction, a Class C Felony.
- Brian Romans, 42, of Grayson, on or about July 2, 2021, committed the offense of possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, when he possessed methamphetamine, a schedule one narcotic, a Class D Felony.
- Travis Plumber, age illegible, of Olive Hill, on or about July 6, 2021, committed the offenses of assault in the first degree, by intentionally assaulting his victim with a deadly weapon, causing him to suffer serious physical injury, a Class B Felony; and tampering with physical evidence by destroying, mutilating, concealing, removing, or altering physical evidence which he believed would be in an official proceeding, a Class D Felony.
- John Pennington, 45, of Ashland, on or about April 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021, committed the offense of flagrant non-support by failing to support his minor child, and accumulating an arrearage of $3,304.00, a Class D Felony.
- Jonathan Nickols, 28, of Olive Hill, on or about April 12, 2021, committed the offense of possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, when he possessed methamphetamine, a schedule one narcotic, a Class D Felony.
- Rachel Griffith Moore, 40, of Grayson, on or about May 5, 2021, committed the offense of theft by unlawful taking, auto, over $500 but under $10,000 by taking a Pontiac Grand Prix from another, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of their property, a Class D Felony.
- Virgil McDavid, 51, of Grayson, on or about July 13, 2021, committed the offenses of possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, when he possessed methamphetamine, a schedule one narcotic, a Class D Felony; resisting arrest, by using physical force against a peace officer who was arresting him, a Class A Misdemeanor; possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, when he possessed an unspecified schedule one or schedule two narcotic, a Class D Felony; driving DUI while on a suspended license, second offense in ten years, by operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and having a suspended license for a prior DUI within the last ten years, a Class D Felony; and tampering with physical evidence by destroying, mutilating, concealing, removing, or altering physical evidence he believed would be in an official proceeding, a Class D Felony.
- Brandon Hicks, 27, of Olive Hill, on or about April 8, 2020, through October 31, 2020, committed the offense of flagrant non-support by failing to support his minor children, and accumulating an arrearage of $3,039.00, a Class D Felony.
- Larry Davis, 41, of Grayson, on or about November 1, 2020, through July 13, 2021, committed the offense of flagrant non-support by failing to support his minor children, and accumulating an arrearage of $3,370.50, a Class D Felony.
- Jason Cummings, 29, of Grayson, on or about June 26, 2021, committed the offenses of theft by unlawful taking, auto, over $500 but under $10,000 by taking a 2003 Honda CRV with intent to permanently deprive the owner of their property, a Class D Felony; and criminal mischief, first degree, by intentionally destroying property belonging to another, causing more than $1,000 damage, a Class D Felony.
- Christin Lynn Chapman, 38, of Milton, WV, on or about June 3, 2021, committed the offenses of possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, when he possessed heroin, a schedule one narcotic, a Class D Felony; and possession of a controlled substance, third degree, by knowingly and unlawfully possessing a controlled substance classified as a schedule four or schedule five drug, a Class A Misdemeanor.
- Travis Dale Carter, 29, of Olive Hill, on or about July 30, 2021, committed the offenses of terroristic threatening, third degree, by threatening to commit a crime against another likely to cause serious physical injury to them, three counts, each a Class A Misdemeanor; and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, by having possession of a handgun while having a prior felony conviction, a Class C Felony.
- Jesse F. Brown, on or about November 4, 2020, committed the offense of burglary in the first degree by knowingly and unlawfully entering the dwelling of another with intent to commit a crime and, while in the building or in the immediate flight therefrom, he or another participant in the crime was armed with explosives or a deadly weapon, a Class B Felony; with an enhancement from being a persistent felony offender first degree, by committing the felonious act set forth in this indictment while being convicted of two prior felonies.