The following indictments were returned by the Grand Jury of the Carter Circuit Court on October 2, 2020. 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.
- Bruce A Barnett, 49, of Grayson, on or about August 24, robbery first degree, by using physical force or threatening the immediate use of physical force while in the course of committing a theft with intent to accomplish that theft and causing physical injury to a person who was not a participant in the crime, or was armed with a deadly weapon, or used or threatened the immediate use of a dangerous instrument upon a person who was not a participant in the crime, a Class B Felony.
- Michael Carter, 22, of Denton, on or about September 8, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, first offense, a Class B Misdemeanor; drug paraphernalia, buy or possess, when he unlawfully possessed drug paraphernalia with intent to use, a Class A Misdemeanor; trafficking in a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, two or more grams of methamphetamine by knowingly and unlawfully trafficking in a Schedule I narcotic, a Class C Felony; possession of a controlled substance, second degree, by knowingly and unlawfully possessing Suboxone, a controlled substance classified as a Schedule III drug, a Class A Misdemeanor.
- Brian Fannin, 52, of Ashland, on or about August 17, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, third offense aggravating circumstances, having two prior convictions for DUI in the last ten years, a Class A Misdemeanor; 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; drug paraphernalia, buy or possess, when he unlawfully possessed drug paraphernalia with intent to use, a Class A Misdemeanor; receiving stolen property over $500 by being in the possession of property valued at over $500 belonging to another, knowing it to have been stolen, a Class D Felony; trafficking in a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, by distributing, dispensing, selling, transferring, or possessing with intent to distribute, dispense, or sell heroin, a Schedule I narcotic, a Class C Felony; trafficking in a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, by knowingly and unlawfully trafficking in a Schedule I narcotic, methamphetamine more than two grams, a Class C Felony; possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, a Class C Felony; DUI while on a suspended license, first offense aggravating circumstances, by having a suspended license for a prior DUI within the last ten years, a Class D Felony.
- Joshua Gilliam, 34, of Sandy Hook, on or about August 22, strangulation, second degree by wantonly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood, applying pressure on the throat or neck or blocking nose or mouth without consent, a Class D Felony; assault in the third degree, by assaulting a State Police Trooper, a Class D Felony; assault fourth degree, minor injury, by intentionally causing physical injury, a Class A Misdemeanor; resisting arrest, by using physical force against a peace officer who was arresting him, a Class A Misdemeanor.
- Christopher Pope, 36, of Grayson, on or about September 8, 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; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A Misdemeanor; trafficking in a controlled substance, first degree, second offense, by knowingly and unlawfully trafficking in a Schedule I narcotic, methamphetamine, more than two grams, while having a previous conviction for trafficking in a controlled substance, a Class B Felony; promoting contraband in the first degree by knowingly and unlawfully introducing or possessing methamphetamine, considered dangerous contraband, while being confined at the Carter County Detention Center, a Class D Felony; possession of a controlled substance, second degree, by knowingly and unlawfully possessing Suboxone, a controlled substance classified as a Schedule III drug, a Class A Misdemeanor.
- Arthur Russell, 55, of Grayson, on or about August 26, violation of sex offender registration act by failure to comply with the sex offender registration when he did not update his current address in accordance with KRS 17.510, a Class D Felony.
- Carl W. Salyers, 34, of Grayson, robbery first degree, by using physical force or threatening the immediate use of physical force while in the course of committing a theft with intent to accomplish that theft and causing physical injury to a person who was not a participant in the crime, or was armed with a deadly weapon, or used or threatened the immediate use of a dangerous instrument upon a person who was not a participant in the crime, a Class B Felony.
