The following indictments were returned by the Grand Jury of the Carter Circuit Court on August 21, 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.
- Teresa Carpenter, 50, of Olive Hill, on or about April 22, 2019, assault in the second degree – domestic violence, a Class C felony.
- Andrea Ellis, 39, of Proctorville, Ohio, on or about January 5, 2020, possession if a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, methamphetamine, a Class D felony; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.
- Joseph B. Kouns, 32, of Grayson, on or about April 20, 2020, theft by unlawful taking, over $10,000, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of their property, a Class C felony.
- Roy Porter, 35, of Grayson, on or about May 28, 2020, theft by unlawful taking, over $500, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of their property, a Class D felony.
- Kimberly Roar, 35, of Grayson, on or about February 16, bigamy, when she purported to marry another person knowing she had a spouse or knowing the other person had a spouse, or cohabitating in this state after a bigamous marriage in another state, a Class D felony.
- Jonathan Weiler, 44, of Grayson, on or about February, 2017, rape, first degree, of a child less than 12 years of age, a Class A felony; sodomy, first degree, having deviant sexual intercourse with a child less than 12 years of age, a Class A felony.
- Dustin Wilsher, 29, of Morehead, on or about June 14, 2020, possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, heroin, a schedule one narcotic, a Class D felony; operating a motor vehicle under the influence, second offense, having a prior conviction of DUI within ten years, a Class B misdemeanor; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; no insurance, first offense, a Class B misdemeanor; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor. June 14, 2020, possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, heroin, a schedule one narcotic, a Class D felony; operating a motor vehicle under the influence, second offense, having a prior conviction of DUI within ten years, a Class B misdemeanor; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; no insurance, first offense, a Class B misdemeanor; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.
