Upshur County Grand Jury returns 17 indictments in May term

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An Upshur County Grand Jury meeting in Buckhannon this week returned 17 indictments on Monday. Here is the list of indictments provided by the Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office:

Eric Wayne Richards
Residence: Walkersville
Age: 38  
Driving While License Revoked for D.U.I., 3rd or Subsequent Offense, a felony, three (3) counts.  No Insurance, a misdemeanor, two (2) counts.
Dallas Sterling Lantz
Residence: Buckhannon
Age: 34  
Driving While License Revoked for D.U.I., 3rd or Subsequent Offense, a felony, one (1) count.  No Insurance, a misdemeanor, one (1) count.  
Jennifer Lyn Moreland
Residence: Buckhannon
Age: 37  
Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver, Methamphetamine, a felony, one (1) count.
Charyn Elizabeth Fortune
Residence: Chapmanville
Age: 31  
Grand Larceny, a felony, one (1) count.
Joseph Brian Kelley
Residence: Buckhannon
Age: 28
Prohibited Person in Possession of a Concealed Firearm, a felony, one (1) count.  Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, a felony, one (1) count.  False Evidence of Registration, a felony, one (1) count.  Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver, a felony, one (1) count (Methamphetamine).  
Blaine Allen Ash
Residence: Salem
Age: 37
Driving While License Revoked for D.U.I., 3rd or Subsequent Offense, a felony, one (1) count.  Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver, a felony, three (3) counts (Methamphetamine), (Buprenorphine), (Alprazolam).  
Christopher Michael Lipps
Residence: Jane Lew
Age: 31  
Fleeing in a Vehicle with Reckless Indifference to the Safety of Others, a felony, one (1) count. Fleeing on Foot, a misdemeanor, one (1) count.  
Christopher Wayne Tenney
Residence: Pickens
Age: 33  
Escape from Custody, a felony, one (1) count.  
Joshua Lee Swiger
Residence: Bridgeport
Age: 29  
Forgery, a felony, one (1) count.  Uttering, a felony, one (1) count.  
Breauna Kay Heater
Residence: Fairmont
Age: 27  
Grand Larceny, a felony, one (1) count.  
Robert Lee Blish
Residence: French Creek
Age:42  
Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a felony, two (2) counts.  
Justin Skyler Hoover
Residence: Lumberport
Age: 26  
Grand Larceny, a felony, one (1) count.
Alan Lee Stanley
Residence: Buckhannon
Age: 41  
Escape from Custody, a felony, one (1) count.  
Zachary Anton McCartney
Residence: Crawford
Age: 28  
Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver, a felony, four (4) counts. (Heroin)(Fentanyl)(Methamphetamine)(Clonazepam)
Daniel Travis Dunlavy
Residence: Buckhannon
Age: 30
Driving While License Revoked for D.U.I., 3rd or Subsequent Offense, a felony, one (1) count.  Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Crash with Damage to a Vehicle, a misdemeanor, one (1) count.  
Barbara Sue Mitchell
Residence: Buckhannon
Age: 59  
Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a felony, one (1) count.  Sexual Abuse of a Child by a Parent, Guardian or Person in a Position of Trust, a felony, one (1) count.   
Tyler Lynn Wolford
Residence: Buckhannon
Age: 29  
Failure to Provide Notice of a Change in Sex Offender Registration Information, Life Registrant, a felony, two (2) counts.

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