More teens in 2nd wave of grand jury indictments

Published 12:30 am Saturday, October 16, 2010

Teens accused of multiple burglaries in the city and county were among the 41 additional defendants arraigned Friday after being indicted this week by the Warren County Grand Jury.

They include Joseph Matthew Baggett, 18, 65 Baggett Road, who was indicted on seven counts of vehicular burglary in Warren County; and Bobby Elijah Bunton, 18, 209 Demby Drive and Malcolm Ray Robinson, 19, who were indicted for burglaries and possession of burglar’s tools.

Bunton and Robinson, and a co-defendant, Latrice D. Wheatley, 17, 109 Delta Dawn Circle, were also indicted for two counts of credit card fraud.

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The grand jury’s second day of arraignments occurred Friday in Warren County Circuit Court, with Judge Isadore Patrick presiding. Eighteen defendants were arraigned Thursday, and among those were three other teens accused in six vehicle burglaries in the city and county during the spring and summer.

The 18-member grand jury was convened Monday and completed its work Thursday. They reviewed evidence against 98 defendants in 83 cases, returning indictments in 74 of the cases, reducing two to misdemeanors and issuing “no-bills” in seven.

Indictments are not made public until defendants have been arraigned — formally advised of the charges against them — in open court. Additional indictments could be made public next week by District Attorney Ricky Smith’s office.

Baggett’s charges resulted from two auto burglaries reported on Redwood Road July 29, and five on Boy Scout Road — two on Aug. 12 and one each on Aug. 13 and 24. More than $4,000 in electronics, guns and jewelry were reported stolen in the seven cases, court documents showed.

Baggett was arrested by deputies Sept. 16 along with two others, 17-year-old Grady Bishop, 3365 U.S. 61 South, and 20-year-old Brittany Hunt, 30 Sherard Drive. Bishop and Hunt have not been indicted.

Bunton and Robinson are charged with a non-residential burglary on Glass Road, three counts of vehicle burglary and possession of burglar’s tools, all on July 30.

Along with Wheatley, they were also indicted for two counts of credit card fraud after stolen cards were used to purchase about $470 in goods at Walmart and the Kangaroo store on U.S. 61 South, court documents show.

Also among those whose indictments were made public Friday was Zenobia Smith, 30, 1415 High St. Smith is accused of two counts of arson from the July 1 blaze of a four-unit residence at 2232 Grove St. Smith’s co-defendant in the case, John Ragsdale, 36, of the same residence as Smith, was arraigned Thursday.

Others arraigned Friday or waiving arraignment in court were:

• James Allen, 55, 1408 Grove St. — embezzlement, Aug. 19.

• Richard Wayne Allen, 44, 525 Feld St. — sale of a controlled substance, June 16.

• Brett Damon Bagley, 32, 8905 Countryscene Way, Las Vegas — attempted aggravated assault on a police officer-extreme indifference, fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer and malicious mischief (two counts), all on June 25.

• Robert Lee Curtis, 53, 1416 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. — sale of a controlled substance, Nov. 5.

• Jerry Lee Dee, 29, 209 Ridgeway St. — sale of a controlled substance, June 29.

• Jermaine Demond Dorsey, 28, 3012 Green St. — possession of a controlled substance, May 19.

• Chelsey Ferguson, 17, 1370 Sherman Ave. — sexual battery, between July 1 and July 30.

• Jason Ferguson, 29, 1520 Ethel St. — fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer, Aug. 30.

• Kashif Rashad Gardner, 19, 101 Watkins Road — burglary of a dwelling and grand larceny, June 21, and receiving stolen property, June 22.

• Loretta Ann Garner, 50, 2812 Northwest St. — Jackson, felony shoplifting, July 22.

• Jonathan Troy Grogan, 18, 1802 Vicklan St. — burglary of a dwelling, April 1.

• Charles Rogers Harris, 54, 1205 China St., Apt. H-8 — possession of a controlled substance, July 30.

• Chad E. James, 31, 1550 Culkin Road — possession of a weapon after felony conviction, Jan. 18.

• Andrew Jones, 19, 191 Walton Lane — obstruction of justice, May 29.

• Jabari A. Kilbert, 17, 60 Smallwood — burglary of a dwelling and grand larceny, June 21, and receiving stolen property, June 22.

• Jerry Glenn Kirkley, 55, 1979 Culkin Road — sale of a controlled substance, May 11.

• Jeffery P. Lewis, 26, 523 Fairground St. — malicious mischief — Feb. 21.

• Steven Manus, 20, 430 Sunny Lane, Florence — aggravated assault-extreme indifference, June 26.

• Javell Delvon Mason, 22, 2008 Pearl St. — possession of a controlled substance, July 14, 2010, and sale of a controlled substance, July 13.

• Eugene McGraw, 54, 25 Eastover Drive, Apt. 19 — sale of a controlled substance, July 7.

• Barbara Muirhead, 34, 160 Ironwood Drive — grand larceny, July 16.

• Andrew Patten, 26, 65 Brogdon Drive — aggravated assault and shooting at a motor vehicle, March 13.

• Carlton Brent Purvis, 38, 5450 Fisher Ferry Road — false pretenses (three counts), between Oct. 24, 2009, and Jan. 20, 2010.

• Harry Keonta Ramsey, 21, 117 Walton Lane — DUI-aggravated and leaving the scene of an accident, May 29.

• Kenny Ray Rone, 45, 403 S. Walnut St., Tallulah — felony shoplifting, March 29.

• Christopher Byron Ross, 45, 201 Berryman Road, Apt, I-68 — sex offender-failure to notify of address change, March 2010.

• Angela Smith, 33, 2108 Oak St. — felony shoplifting, May 13.

• Norh Taylor, 47, 1501 Military Ave. — DUI third offense, Aug. 28.

• Johnny Gibson Tenner, 26, 422 Lake Hill Drive, Apt. C-9 — grand larceny, July 14.

• David Thomas, 45, 296 Dana Road — possession of a controlled substance, Sept. 2.

• Brandon M. Tilley, 21, 106 Columbus Road — shooting into a dwelling (four counts), and drive-by shooting, July 31.

• Tamekio Maria Weeden, 37, 5840 Ridgewood Road, Apt. I-5 — prescription forgery, Aug. 24.

• Shellie Wilbon, 38, 120 Johne St., Tallulah — felony shoplifting — March 29.

• Bert Spencer Wilkerson, 21, 1239 Boy Scout Road — burglary of a dwelling, Sept. 14.

• Christopher Dewayne Williams, 28, — possession of a controlled substance, June 18.

• Jarrad Lemont Williams, 18, 2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. — burglary of a dwelling, March 19.

No-billed, because jurors decided evidence was not strong enough to proceed to trial, were:

• Robert Farish — attempted aggravated assault.

• Jermaine Gray — aggravated assault.

• Joseph Hall — promoting dog fighting.

• Justin Harris — aggravated assault.

• Gregory Massey — aggravated assault.

• Shawn Porter — promoting dog fighting.

• Tyler Smith — shoplifting, third offense.

• Lee Sherman Yates — aggravated assault.