Melody Ann Anderson

PARKERSBURG — A Waverly woman accused of killing a man and hiding his body was among 61 defendants indicted this week by the Wood County Grand Jury.

Melody Ann Anderson, 50, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County, was indicted on charges of murder and concealment of a deceased human body, plus 21 counts of fraudulent use of an access device.

Anderson was charged in April with second-degree murder after an investigation began into the disappearance of Robert Marshall Throckmorton, whose family reported not having seen or heard from him since approximately May 2022. Anderson, who had been in a relationship with Throckmorton, told West Virginia State Police executing a search warrant at her residence that she shot him after he attempted to sexually assault her and buried his body on her property.

The grand jury returned an indictment for first-degree murder, which Wood County Prosecutor Pat Lefebure said Thursday indicates premeditation and intent. The 21 fraudulent use of an access device charges come from Anderson’s alleged use of Throckmorton’s veterans benefit card to make purchases after his death, Lefebure said.

Also indicted were:

* David Adams, 36, 1734 Avery St., Parkersburg; two counts of first-degree sexual assault in March; nine counts of sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust from January 2018 to March 2023; and nine counts of first-degree sexual abuse from January 2018 to March 2023.

* David Allen Bailey, 37, 939 Hannaman Lane, Elizabeth; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in September.

* Robert Roy Bain, 39, 413 Eighth St., Parkersburg, third-offense shoplifting in August.

* Melissa Dawn Balderson, 48, 4815 North Torch Road, Coolville; transporting a controlled substance onto the grounds of a jail in October and possession of a controlled substance from October.

* Larry Bennett, age and address unavailable; two counts of first-degree sexual abuse from January to July.

* Jennifer Lynn Bennett, 47, North Central Regional Jail; escape and destruction of property in October.

* Erica Nicole Blake, 40, North Central Regional Jail; five counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in November.

* Daemonte Javar Brown, 27, 811 Lilly Lane, Parkersburg; first-degree robbery, domestic battery, violation of a protective order and fleeing from a police officer in September and attempted burglary and destruction of property in December.

* Rachael Bernice Campbell, also known as Rachael Bernice Martin-Campbell, 39, 107 Sixth St., Beverly; two counts of third-offense shoplifting third-offense from July to August.

* Codey Earl Carnes, 32, 423 Washington Drive, Mineral Wells; seven counts of first-degree sexual assault; two counts of incest; 11 counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian; and two counts of use of obscene matter with the intent to seduce a minor, all from April 2014 to June 2023; four counts of first-degree sexual abuse from April to June; and two counts of domestic battery from March 2019 to June 2023.

* John E. Carr, 61, 464 Amber Lane, Walker; use of obscene matter with the intent to seduce a minor, attempted sexual assault in the first-degree, attempted sexual abuse in the first-degree and attempted sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or a person in position of trust, all from May 2022.

* Dana Adam Cottrill, 52, 905 14th St., Parkersburg; destruction of property and attempted grand larceny in August 2023.

* Nathan Charles Davis, 37, North Central Regional Jail; third-offense shoplifting and conspiracy to commit a felony in July 2023.

* Kisha Dawn Drain, 34, 2309 Belmont Road, Parkersburg; four counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in August.

* Billie Jo Dye, 44, 15 Prince Court, Parkersburg; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, transporting a controlled substance onto the grounds of a jail and possession of a controlled substance from November.

* Jeromie Lee Elschlager, 23, North Central Regional Jail; two counts of grand larceny from August and September.

* Marcus J. Emerick, 33, 12511 Emerson Ave., Parkersburg, six counts of first-degree sexual abuse and six counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in position of trust between July 2017 and June 2022.

* Co-defendants Ty Green, 51, and Tracie Nikole Hutchinson, 33, both in custody at the North Central Regional Jail, were indicted on 18 counts each of animal cruelty and one count each of conspiracy to commit a felony.

* Parrish Gulley, 40, 30465 State Route 7, Marietta; delivery of a controlled substance and delivery of an imitation controlled substance in May 2022.

* Co-defendants Brandon Hamilton, 27, 533 White Cedar Court, Galloway, Ohio, and Colton Church, 31, 13 Spruce St., Newark Acres, Elizabeth, were indicted on controlled substance delivery charges. Hamilton was charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance and two counts of conspiracy to commit delivery of a controlled substance from July to September. Church was charged with one of each count from July.

* Duane Eric Hamrick, 51, 2429 Blennerhassett Heights, Parkersburg; strangulation, domestic battery and malicious assault from August.

* William Lee Heflin, 40, 99 Fox Run Road, Apt. 6, Mineral Wells; two counts of forgery, two counts of uttering and one count of fraudulent schemes from June.

* Derick Allen Hescht, 37, 1015 18th St., Apt. B3, Vienna; two counts of distribution and exhibition of material depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct from June.

* Co-defendants Ozzy Benjamin David Huffman, 19, 1406 1/2 24th St., Parkersburg, and Austin Clay Kent, 22, North Central Regional Jail; grand larceny and conspiracy to commit a felony from August through September. Huffman was also indicted on charges of fleeing from an officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference, possession of a stolen vehicle, obstructing an officer and fleeing from a police officer from December.

* Richard Lee Huffman, 61, 1010 Florence St., Belpre; fleeing from an officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference and third-offense driving while license revoked for driving under the influence.

* Co-defendants Damion J. Jackson, 33, 1468 Wayland Drive, Columbus, and Charles James Darby, 57, 903 12th St., Parkersburg, were indicted on charges of delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy. Jackson was charged with nine counts of delivery of a controlled substance and two counts of conspiracy to commit delivery of a controlled substance between August and October, while Darby faces four counts of delivery of a controlled substance and two counts of conspiracy to commit delivery of a controlled substance in the same period.

* Jacob Ray Jewell, 28, 1618 Covert St., Parkersburg; soliciting a minor via computer and three counts of use of obscene matter with the intent to seduce a minor from February.

* D’marco Lemar Jordan, 26, North Central Regional Jail; two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count each of possession of a controlled substance, transportation of a controlled substance into the state and maintaining a vehicle for using, keeping or selling of controlled substances, all from November.

* David Wayne Joy, 45, North Central Regional Jail; 20 counts of distribution and exhibition of material depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit content in September.

* Robert Allen Keller, 38, 64 Cokley Drive, Parkersburg; three counts each of first-degree sexual abuse and sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian between from January 2018 to November 2022 and one count of first-degree attempted sexual abuse between August 2017 and August 2018.

* Chance E. Kelley, 30, 2503 Beverly St., Apt. 11G, Parkersburg; two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and two counts of delivery of an imitation controlled substance between March and April.

* Carissa Leann Lane Farmer, 28, North Central Regional Jail; third-offense shoplifting, forgery of a public record or certificate and obstructing an officer in September.

* Eric Charles Liotti, 21, Tygart Valley Regional Jail; soliciting a minor via computer and use of obscene matter with the intent to seduce a minor between March and July and distribution and exhibition of material depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct in July.

* Gianni V. Lynch, 31, 257 Bollingen St., Blacklick, Ohio; fleeing from an officer with reckless indifference and second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in April.

* Isaac Kealoha Ikaika Mausali, 37, 1736 Mathoit St., Parkersburg; fleeing from an officer with reckless indifference and fleeing from a police officer in August 2020.

* Joshua Neal McVey, 40, 1326 Myrtle St., Parkersburg; second-offense possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and failure to appear in July.

* Keryn Ann Miller, 40, 1177 County Road 9, Marietta; two counts of third-offense shoplifting in October.

* Patrick Parker, 33, 712 Grafton St., Parkersburg; four counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm, three counts of child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury, two counts of domestic battery and one count each of unlawful restraint and use or presentation of a firearm during the commission of a felony in February.

* Francesco Placchetti Jr., 52, 4009 Lincoln St., Parkersburg; two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one count each of possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a residence for keeping controlled substances, all from August 2022.

* David Lane Potts, 58, 644 Mountain Dew Drive, Williamstown; attempted malicious assault and destruction of property in May.

* Alante Robinson, 34, North Central Regional Jail; two counts of kidnapping, five counts of child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury and one count each of malicious assault, second-offense domestic battery, wanton endangerment involving a firearm, unlawful restraint, use or presentation of a firearm during the commission of a felony and person prohibited from possessing a firearm, all from February.

* Jaymason Mikale Robinson, 42, 2212 36th St., Apt. 9, Parkersburg; two counts each of second-offense delivery of a controlled substance and second-offense conspiracy to commit delivery of a controlled substance in September and three counts of possession of a controlled substance in October. Co-defendant Renee Huddleston, 46, 914 Pike St., Parkersburg; three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of conspiracy to commit delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in September.

* Jonathan Ryan Sacker, 31, homeless; breaking and entering, destruction of property and obstructing an officer in July.

* Shane Andrew Salyers, 41, 17 Millbrook Drive, Parkersburg; 18 counts of a person prohibited from possessing a firearm, 17 counts of a person prohibited from possessing a concealed firearm and two counts of possession of a controlled substance from August to November.

* Brian Michael Sams, 46, 451 Alpine St., Mineral Wells; breaking and entering in October.

* Tina Louis Shears, 45, 4907 1/2 Second Ave., Parkersburg; embezzlement and grand larceny by embezzlement in October.

* Jodie M. Shields, 54, 106 Forest Drive, Parkersburg, two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer and one count each of making terroristic threats and obstructing an officer in May.

* Erick Lee Showalter, 36, North Central Regional Jail; strangulation, attempted malicious assault, domestic battery, unlawful restraint and brandishing a deadly weapon, all from November.

* Jeffrey Neel Smith, 43, 40 Hotel Lane, Palestine; two counts of breaking and entering in September.

* Lester Lee Stewart, 41, 905 Seventh St., Parkersburg; fleeing from an officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference and third-offense driving while suspended or revoked in July.

* Diamante Demetrius Thompson, 23, North Central Regional Jail; fraudulent use of an access device from October 2022 and grand larceny and receiving or transferring stolen goods in July.

* Alexander Steven Trippett, North Central Regional Jail; six counts of failure to register between August 2021 and August 2023 and one count of fleeing from a police officer in August.

* Eric Wayne Turner, 12, 25 Miracle Lane, Parkersburg, three counts of distribution and exhibition of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in July.

* Luke Austin Walton, 30, 576 Islandview Drive, Parkersburg; two counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm and one count each of strangulation and domestic battery in October.

* Joshua Paul Young, 41, North Central Regional Jail; fleeing from an officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference and possession of a stolen vehicle in September.