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Upshur County Grand Jury returns 17 indictments in May term

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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