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Murder charge among Wood County Grand Jury indictments

Derek Burton Taylor, 39, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail, was one of 92 people indicted this week by the Wood County Grand Jury, according to a release from Wood County Prosecutor Pat Lefebure. (Photo Provided)

PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg man has been indicted on a murder charge.

Derek Burton Taylor, 39, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail, was one of 92 people indicted this week by the Wood County Grand Jury, according to a release from Wood County Prosecutor Pat Lefebure.

Taylor was arrested in March after 30-year-old Cory Friend of Parkersburg died as a result of blunt force trauma. A criminal complaint filed in Wood County Magistrate Court at the time said Taylor admitted to police that he struck Friend.

Brandon Luke Parker, 29, of 1713 Park St., Parkersburg, was indicted on charges of attempted murder and wanton endangerment involving a firearm. According to a criminal complaint filed in Magistrate Court, he was seen on April 17 having an altercation with and pointing a gun at the victim in a parking lot near Latrobe Street. Witnesses said they heard a gunshot, and officers found unspent bullet casings and Parker’s cell phone at the scene, the complaint said.

Lefebure said the grand jury added the attempted murder charge at the request of the prosecution after evidence was presented.

Also indicted were:

* Richard Osburne Adams, 27, 1004 Pike St., Parkersburg; grand larceny, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit a felony. Co-defendant Brandon Thomas Carpenter, 23, 500 13th St., Apt. 207, Parkersburg; receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit a felony. Co-defendant Thomas Edward Carpenter, 50, 917 Camden Ave., Parkersburg; receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit a felony. All from December.

* Henry Theodore Allen, 66, 2221 17th St., Parkersburg; leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, November.

* Michael Keith Allman, 39, North Central Regional Jail, three counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, one count each of possession of a controlled substance, person prohibited from possessing a firearm and persons prohibited from possessing a concealed firearm; June.

* Brandon Edward Bays, 25, 802 1/2 Locust St., Parkersburg; fraudulent schemes and false pretenses, December.

* Jennifer Lynn Bennett, 45, 1802 St. Marys St., Parkersburg; two counts of third-offense shoplifting in April and September 2021 and one count of obstructing an officer in April.

* Tavion Dajuan Blue, aka Travion Dajuan Blue, 20, North Central Regional Jail; two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, July.

* Steven Mark Boise Sr., 51, 205 Hino Drive, Mineral Wells; third-offense driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, third offense driving a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 of 1 percent or more and third-offense driving while license revoked for driving under the influence of alcohol, April.

* Earnest Wade Boley, 44, 603 Hill St., Parkersburg; two counts of receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle in December 2021 and May 2022, two counts of grand larceny in December 2021 and May 2022 and two counts of receiving or transferring stolen goods in July.

* Jason Matthew Burkhammer, 41, 500 13th St., Parkersburg; third-offense shoplifting, May.

* Curtis Dashawn Canty, 44, 928 Pleasants Drive, Reynoldsburg, Ohio; two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count of possession of a controlled substance, April.

* Brian Dwayne Chaffin, 53, 1233 Swan St., Parkersburg; grand larceny and receiving or transferring stolen goods, August 2021.

* Richard Casey Collins, 29, 2803 11th Ave., Vienna; two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and three counts of conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, February. Co-defendant Sierra Rae Anderson, 2212 36th St., Apt. 1, Parkersburg; three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, three counts of conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count of transporting a controlled substance onto the grounds of a jail, February.

* Tristan Lee Cumberledge, 38, 1106 16th St., Parkersburg; soliciting a minor via computer and traveling to engage the minor in prohibited sexual activity, and use of obscene matter with intent to seduce a minor, February.

* Lacole Dalrymple, 35, 126 Ruble Road, Belleville; four counts of delivery of a controlled substance, February through March.

* Aaron Davis, 34, 1703 South Hills Drive, Parkersburg; eight counts of delivery of controlled substance, August through November 2021.

* Curtis Leon Davis Jr., 48, North Central Regional Jail; third-offense shoplifting, March.

* Richard Lester Davis, 42, 1001 Hill Ave., Parkersburg; two counts of third-offense driving while license revoked for driving under the influence of alcohol, February and June.

* Michael Lee Duncan, 44, Central Regional Jail; two counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count each of persons prohibited from possessing a firearm and maintaining a dwelling for using, keeping or selling of controlled substances, March.

* William Conley Eads II, 42, North Central Regional Jail; grand larceny, fleeing from an officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference and fleeing from a police officer, July.

* Timothy Wayne Evans, 36, 1516 Park Ave., Parkersburg; fraudulent schemes and financial exploitation of the elderly, June 2021 through March 2022.

* Calvin Lee Ferrell, 66, 2805 Birch St., Lot 18, Parkersburg; failure to provide notice of registration changes from May 2021 to February 2022 and four counts of failure to register from December 2021 to January 2022.

* Kristara Lynne Fields, 35, 1103 30th St., Vienna; eight counts of cruelty to animals, September 2021 through Janury 2022.

* Alyssa Dawn Foreman, 25, 1418 23rd St., Parkersburg; grand larceny, transferring a stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit a felony, March. Co-defendant Michael Kristopher Parsons, 27, 718 Tuttle St., Belpre; grand larceny, transferring a stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit a felony, March.

* Jonathan Forshey, aka Jonathan Deem, 31, North Central Regional Jail; burglary and two counts of assault, June.

* Joseph Michael Goodwin, 31, 601 Hill St., Parkersburg; six counts of delivery of a controlled substance from February to March and one count each of strangulation and domestic battery in June.

* Scott Michael Gough, 33, 320 Island View Drive, Parkersburg; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, burglary, strangulation, malicious assault and domestic battery, November.

* Travis D. Green, 40, 129 Star Ave., third-offense shoplifting, June.

* Amber Gregory, 39, North Central Regional Jail; three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and maintaining a dwelling for using, keeping or selling of controlled substances, August.

* Adam Joseph Hadley, 33, 3000 29th St., Apt. 2, Parkersburg; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, August 2021.

* Dakota Lee Heckert, 23, North Central Regional Jail; four counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm and one count each of use or presentation of a firearm during the commission of a felony, person prohibited from possessing a firearm and conspiracy to commit a felony, June. Co-defendant Emma Mayanna Wallbrown, 18, 1119 19th St., Apt. 4, Parkersburg, conspiracy to commit a felony, June. Co-defendant Elizabeth Dawn Leek, 18, 1 Camden Place, Parkersburg; conspiracy to commit a felony, June.

* Dakota L. Hiley, 19, North Central Regional Jail; three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in August 2022 and one count of fraudulent use of an access device, August 2021.

* Michael Lee Hill, 46, 2043 Sams Creek Road, Mineral Wells; two counts of delivery of a controlled substance in October 2019 and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in December.

* Michael Allen Holton, 32, 1022 Lakeview Drive, Apt. A, Parkersburg; malicious assault, possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a dwelling for using, keeping or selling of controlled substances, March and April.

* Robert Cleshon Jones, 47, 1123 Lynn St., Parkersburg; three counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count of maintaining a vehicle for using, keeping or selling of controlled substances, April.

* Nathan Joy, 41, 5 Eighth Ave., Lot 7, Parkersburg; four counts of delivery of a controlled substance and one count of conspiracy, January. Co-defendant Sheena Kyer, 38, 5 Eighth Ave., Lot 7, Parkersburg; two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and one count of conspiracy, January.

* Daniel Wayne Keel, 55, 3804 Cliffside Ave., Parkersburg; distribution and exhibiting of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, March through September 2021.

* Matthew Knight, 40, 2223 16th St., Parkersburg; four counts of delivery of a controlled substance, March through April.

* Whitney Ali Lantz, 20, 4711 Seventh Ave., Vienna; 12 counts of fraudulent use of an access device, December 2021 and January 2022.

* Timothy Scott Lester, 30, North Central Regional Jail; burglary and attempted burglary, May.

* David Alan Lynch, 37, North Central Regional Jail; four counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, five counts of fraudulent use of an unauthorized access device and one count each of embezzlement, grand larceny by embezzlement, maintaining a vehicle for using, keeping or selling controlled substances and conspiracy to commit a felony, May and June. Co-defendant Calvin Alan Spears, 42, 1441 20th St., Parkersburg; five counts of fraudulent use of an unauthorized access device and one count of conspiracy to commit a felony, May and June.

* Jessica Jo McGee, 35, 1320 19th St., Vienna; third-offense shoplifting and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, February.

* Tyler Joseph McMahan, 30, homeless; grand larceny and breaking and entering an automobile, February.

* David McMullen, 55, Mt. Olive Correctional Center; two counts of person prohibited from possessing a firearm and one count each of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and maintaining a residence for keeping or selling of controlled substances, July.

* Richard B. Mollohon, 35, 800 15th St., Vienna; three counts of delivery of a controlled substance in March and four counts of conspiracy from March to July. Co-defendant Craig Howard Warren Jr., 21, North Central Regional Jail; five counts of conspiracy from March to July, three counts of delivery of a controlled substance in March, and one count each of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and transportation of a controlled substance into the state in July. Co-defendant James R. Davis, 19, North Central Regional Jail; four counts of delivery of a controlled substance from May to July, two counts of conspiracy from March to July and one count each of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and transportation of a controlled substance into the state in Jul. Co-defendant Dayshon M. Lewis, 21, North Central Regional Jail; two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in and one count of delivery of a controlled substance in July and two counts of conspiracy from March to July. Co-defendant Charles Whited, 21, 314 9 1/2 St., Parkersburg; two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of conspiracy, July. Co-defendant Trevelle Jermain Brogdon, 27, North Central Regional Jail; one count of transportation of a controlled substance into the state in July and two counts of conspiracy from March to July.

* Ronald E. Moore, 52, 810 16th St., Parkersburg; three counts of omission to subscribe for workers compensation insurance from October 2018 to March 2022.

* Tyler Zane Morrison, 26, Mt. Olive Correctional Center; second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, June.

* Robert Ostroy, 47, 3702 Sixth Ave., Parkersburg; two counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count of maintaining a vehicle for using, keeping or selling of controlled substances, January.

* Jason John Peplin, 44, 418 Mulberry St., Marietta; fleeing from an officer in a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; fleeing from an officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference; fleeing from an officer in a vehicle causing property damage; second-offense driving a vehicle while in an impaired state; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; and second-offense driving while license revoked for driving under the influence of alcohol, April.

* Franklin James Phillips, 40, North Central Regional Jail; five counts of assault on a law enforcement officer and one count each of making terroristic threats and obstructing an officer, June.

* David Ray Priddy, 46, 35215 Corn Hollow Road, Rutland, Ohio; bringing stolen property into the state, attempted transferring of a stolen vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle, February.

* Charles Derrick Reynolds, 29, 1618 Spring St., Parkersburg; failure to provide notice of registration changes, November 2021 to March 2022.

* Shana Leigh Rieder, 30, 3505 Broad St., Parkersburg; six counts of child neglect creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury, from April and December 2021, and one count each of possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a dwelling for keeping of controlled substances, both from December. Co-defendant Arthur Lee Reynolds, 36, of the same address, was indicted on identical charges.

* Charley Jean Ruiz, 34, of 1721 Claire St., Charleston; two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count each of conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, conspiracy to commit a felony and maintaining a vehicle for keeping controlled substances, October. Co-defendant Warren Steve Tucker, 34, 1197 Gertrude Drive, Columbus; two counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count each of second-offense conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and conspiracy to commit a felony, October.

* John Edward Sams Jr., 65, 2318 36th St., Parkersburg; person prohibited from possessing a firearm and person prohibited from possessing a concealed firearm, December.

* Michael Seevers, 49, 1118 Latrobe St., Parkersburg; two counts of person prohibited from possessing a firearm and one count each of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and maintaining a dwelling for keeping of controlled substances, April.

* Daniel Joseph Shmigal, 54, North Central Regional Jail; burglary and malicious assault, July.

* Megan Lynn Skeen, 31, 1727 Park St., Parkersburg; embezzlement, grand larceny by embezzlement and obtaining possession of controlled substance by theft, April through May.

* Shyheim Marquise Terrell Starr, 27; three counts each of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, transportation of a controlled substance into the state and conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, June. Co-defendant Dazmen Terrell Green, 28, 931 Oregon Ave., Akron; was indicted on the same charges, plus three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, March 2021 through May 2022.

* Mark Edward Still, 48, 2108 Maxwell Ave., Parkersburg; two counts of third-offense driving while license revoke for DUI and one count of fleeing from an officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference, September 2021 and March 2022.

* Jackie Lee Tichnell Jr., 40, North Central Regional Jail; worthless check and false pretenses, November.

* William Henry Trussell II, aka Billy Trussell, 287 South Ridge Road, Davisville; two counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, December and January.

* Caleb Evan Vincent, 25, 1440 Roddy Road, Vincent, Ohio; breaking and entering and grand larceny, March.

* Derek L. Walker, 37, North Central Regional Jail; three counts each of delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, March and September. Co-defendant Sheena M. Kerns, 37, 3000 29th St., Apt. 1, Parkersburg; three counts of conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, September.

* Ricky L. Walker Jr., 42, 225 Dempsey Ave., Parkersburg; two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, July.

* Stephen Michael Wells, 33, Parkersburg Correctional Center; five counts of second-offense delivery of a controlled substance, March through June; three counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count each of conspiracy to commit a felony, second-offense conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, use of a minor to commit a felony drug offense and maintaining a dwelling for using, keeping and/or selling of controlled substances, June.

* Jonathan Edward Wharton, 37, 743 Tuttle St., Belpre; two counts each of sexual assault in the third degree and sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust from August 2021 to May 2022; and one count each of sending, distributing, exhibiting, possessing, displaying or transporting material by a parent, guardian or custodian depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct and distribution and exhibiting of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct from March to May.

* Danyale Brooke Whited, 37, 1254 Ashby Ridge Road, Parkersburg; child neglect creating risk and possession of a controlled substance, September 2021.

* Aaron Ramone Williams, 44, 1603 Beaver St., Apt. B, Parkersburg; eight counts of delivery of a controlled substance from March to July, two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in April and one count of conspiracy in July. Co-defendant George Hendricks, 32, 29000 Sawyers Run Road, Coolville; delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy, July.

* Travis Eugene Wineman, 42, North Central Regional Jail; destruction of property and petit larceny, June.

* Lee Ivan Woodlee, 49, 1202 19th St., Vienna; four counts of second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count each of maintaining a vehicle for keeping or selling of controlled substances, persons prohibited from possessing a concealed firearm and persons prohibited from possessing a firearm, December.

* Sean Michael Yarborough, 30, 703 30th St., Vienna; two counts each of sexual assault in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree and incest from March 2010 to December 2011.

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