A total of 83 people were indicted by a Kanawha County Grand Jury on Thursday, including five people who were indicted for murder in four separate cases, Prosecuting Attorney Charles Miller said Friday.
Two of the people indicted, Bobby Gene Hall and Misty Rucker, were charged in connection with a fatal shooting that happened in February.
Hall, 42, of Clendenin, and Rucker, 38, of Falling Rock, both were indicted on one count each of murder, fleeing with reckless indifference to the safety of others, and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Hall and Rucker reportedly had visited 55-year-old Timothy Jett and Audrey Short, 38, at Jett's home along Garrison Avenue in Charleston. After Hall and Rucker left the home, they are alleged to have returned a short time later, when Rucker is accused of watching the front door while Hall reportedly went back inside and shot Jett and Short.
Jett died at the scene, and Short died a few days later.
Hall and Rucker reportedly then fled by vehicle from the scene to Kentucky, where they are alleged to have stolen a vehicle, which they used to return to West Virginia. They reportedly were spotted in the stolen vehicle in Elkview some time after the shooting.
Rucker and Hall will be arraigned before Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey at 9 a.m. on Aug. 16.
Also indicted for murder was Brian Dakota Thompson, 23, of Charleston, was indicted on one count of murder.
Thompson is accused of fatally attacking 19-year-old Brandon Robinson with a machete in January outside of a tent along the riverbank behind Lowe's Home Improvement store in Kanawha City before pushing Robinson's body into the Kanawha River, where it was discovered two days later.
Thompson will be arraigned before Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 22.
In another murder case, Dajuan Jackson, 24, of Detroit, Michigan, was indicted for one count of murder.
Jackson is accused of shooting and killing Christopher Moses Butler, also originally from Detroit, at Drexel Place in Cross Lanes in December.
Jackson was arrested in Louisiana in April and extradited back to West Virginia.
Jackson will be arraigned before Kanawha Circuit Judge James Stucky at 2 p.m. on Aug. 22.
Dimitris Domenique Malone, 25, of Charleston, is accused of shooting 22-year-old Nate Chaney several times in the head in a parking lot outside of Littlepage Terrace apartments in Charleston in January 2016.
Malone will be arraigned before Kanawha Circuit Judge Carrie Webster at 10 a.m. on Sept. 7.
An indictment doesn't mean a person is guilty of a crime. It only indicates enough probable cause exists to warrant a jury trial.
The following are the rest of the arraignments sorted by presiding judge and the time and date of the arraignments that will take place in the Kanawha County Courthouse:
Judge Jennifer Bailey, 9 a.m. Aug. 16
Jamyrion Antwon Alexander, 24, of Dayton, Ohio, conspiracy and drug charges; Katelyn Nicole Berger, 22, of Cross Lanes, child abuse creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death, child neglect causing serious bodily injury, child neglect creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death, and child abuse causing serious bodily injury; Khalib Austin Grass, 19, of Cross Lanes, child abuse creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death, child neglect causing serious bodily injury, child neglect creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death, and child abuse causing serious bodily injury; Alexander Martel Brown, 35, of Charleston, destruction of property, battery on a government representative, conspiracy, and drug charges; James Michael Jamal Brown, 24, of Indianapolis, second degree robbery; Julius T. Finch, 30, of Indianapolis, second degree robbery, Darryl Lamont Harvey Jr., 28, of Indianapolis, second degree robbery; Marquis Demar Smith, 26, of Indianapolis, second degree robbery; Robert Michael Cooper, 66, of St. Albans, first degree sexual abuse and first degree sexual assault; Derek Stephen McCloy, 28, of Charleston, malicious wounding; Kristina R. Murphy, 32, of Charleston, conspiracy, grand larceny, and drug charges; Brandon E. Pistore, 33, of Hurricane, conspiracy, persons prohibited from possessing firearms, and drug charges.
Judge Charles King, 1:30 p.m., Aug. 14.
Brianna S. Hanspard, 22, of Detroit, conspiracy and drug charges; Devon Davis Kroesser, 20, of Dunbar, grand larceny, kidnapping, strangulation, attempted strangulation, domestic battery, escape, shoplifting, and forgery of a fingerprint card; Joshua James Lambert, 29, of St. Albans, fleeing with reckless indifference to the safety of others and child neglect creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death; Jesse James Nelson, 35, of Charleston, failure to register as a sex offender; Tasha Louise Russell, 37, of Charleston, forgery and uttering; Chase Adam Searls, 25, of Charleston, child neglect creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury, child abuse causing bodily injury, child abuse creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury, and domestic battery; Nikki Dawn Norman, 20, of Charleston, child neglect creating risk of substantial risk of serious bodily injury and child neglect causing bodily injury; Mark Edwin Stratto, 39, of Tornado, burglary, grand larceny, and breaking and entering; George W. Ball, 56, of St. Albans, burglary, grand larceny, and breaking and entering; Gregory Sutherland, 60, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Shawn Tracy Williams, 51, of Charleston, breaking and entering, grand larceny, and transferring and receiving; Janice Elaine Williams, 42, of Charleston, breaking and entering, grand larceny, and transferring and receiving; Nichole Raye Wysong, 23, of West Hamlin, second degree robbery, petit larceny, and battery; Cody Ryan Terral, 26, second degree robbery, petit larceny, and battery.
Judge Duke Bloom, 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22
Steven Wayne Akers II, 41, of Charleston, forgery and uttering; Justin Bryant Smith, 25, of Charleston, forgery and uttering; Scott Allen Breeden Jr., 20, of Charleston, attempted murder, malicious wounding, wanton endangerment, use or presentment of a firearm during the commission of a felony; Yasmin U. Pegram, 19, of Charleston, attempted murder, malicious wounding, wanton endangerment, use or presentment of a firearm during the commission of a felony; Dominique M. Douglas, 29, of Detroit, conspiracy and drug charges; James Devon Foster, 23, of Charleston, kidnapping, use and presentment of a firearm during the commission o fa felony, wanton endangerment, domestic assault, shooting within 500 feet of a residence, and obstructing; Billy Mack Griffin, 39, of Charleston, fraud and related activity in connection with an access device; Vincent Alan Huffman II, 37, of South Charleston, third offense domestic battery; Cody Lee Hager, 24, of Whitman, burglary, use and presentment of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and attempted first degree robbery; Jacob Jasper Parsons, 30, Given, burglary, use and presentment of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and attempted first degree robbery; Luke Miranda Parsons, 28, of Charleston, burglary and attempted first degree robbery; Jason A. Kirk, 41, of Chelyan, conspiracy and drug charges; Bobby Lee Nunn Jr., 33, St. Albans, possession of stolen vehicle; Nicholas Paul Prather, 35, of Scott Depot, conspiracy and drug charges; Roberta Jolene Smith, 27, of Charleston, child neglect creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury and death and child neglect creating a substantial risk of bodily injury; Jacob Matthew Harrison, 28, of Charleston, child neglect creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury and death and child neglect creating substantial risk of bodily injury; Michael D. Terry, 20, of Charleston, third degree sexual assault and third degree sexual abuse; Joshua Mason Trotter, 36, of Beckley, conspiracy and drug charges.
Judge Tod Kaufman, 1 p.m. Aug. 31
Dena Michelle Fields, 45, of Sissonville, taking the identity of another person and fraud and related activity in connection with an access device; Richard Lee Hedrick, 40, of Charleston, possession of a stolen vehicle; Michael Allen Keeney, 46, fleeing with reckless indifference to the safety of others, possession of a stolen vehicle, fleeing causing property damage; Kenneth Ray Mullins, 64, of Charleston, domestic battery, domestic assault, violation of protective order, assault on government representatives, and obstructing; Tevon Devin Spencer, 24, of Cross Lanes, conspiracy and drug charges; Stephanie Nicole Stover, 29, of Comfort, forgery and uttering; Michael Lee Moss, 21, of Charleston, forgery and uttering.
Judge James Stucky, 2 p.m. Aug. 22
Billy David Adams Jr., 33, of South Charleston, failure to register as a sex offender, breaking and entering, grand larceny, burglary, and petit larceny; Justin Michael Adkins, 22, of Comfort, attempted breaking and entering; Shanta L. Draper, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, conspiracy and drug charges; Teaera R. Willis, 35, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Brian Saylor Hines, 32, of Martinsburg, fraud and related activity in connection with access device, petit larceny and battery; Brandy Dianna Spickler, 33, of Martinsburg, fraud and related activity in connection with access device; Cardaryl C. Massey, 31, of Detroit, conspiracy and drug charges; Marcus L. Young, 18, of Detroit, conspiracy and drug charges.
Judge Joanna Tabit, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 24
Harold J. D'Angelo, 49, of Ona, conspiracy, drug charges, persons prohibited from possessing a firearm; Roland J. Duckett, 32, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Glen Hanning Jr., 69, of Eskdale, first degree sexual abuse, sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian and person in position of trust; Ivor James Liddle, 46, of Glasgow, third offense driving while license revoked for DUI; Michael J. Sykes, 37, of Charleston, conspiracy and attempted drug violations; Dalton Ray White, 20, of Charleston, breaking and entering, grand larceny, and possession of stolen vehicle; Whitney Louise Smith, 19, of Charleston, breaking and entering, grand larceny, and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Judge Carrie Webster, 10 a.m. Sept. 7
Nakeysha Lee Bennett, 27, of Charleston, theft of a rental vehicle; Kenisha Leigh Sanders, 28, of Charleston, theft of a motor vehicle; Stephen David Doss, 27, of Charleston, negligent homicide, authorized emergency vehicle violation, speeding; Gary Ray Doughty, 44, of Rutledge, attempted burglary; Phillip Lee Griffith, 18, of Charleston, first degree sexual abuse, first degree sexual assault, and third degree sexual assault; Jeffrey Allen Havis, 49, of Charleston, attempted breaking and entering; Fountaine A. Nelson, 21, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Dachaun M. Thaxton, 22, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Toney Smith, 42, of Charleston, attempted murder and malicious wounding; Joshua C. Sowards, 38, of Hurricane, possession of stolen vehicle, conspiracy, and drug charges; Jeffrey Lee Taylor, 48, of Charleston, third offense shoplifting.