Grand Jury Returns 22 True Bills
BY AMY WITSCHEY, Editor
September 24, 2008
(NOTE: only cases relating to Elder Abuse are posted here)
Wetzel County Grand Jurors returned 22 true bills of indictment against 10 defendants for the September term that met Sept. 9. There are an additional four sealed indictments.
With the Honorable Judge John Madden presiding and Prosecutor Tim Haught and Assistant Prosecutor Worthy Paul for the state, defendants appeared in Wetzel County Circuit Court on the Sept. 17 to answer to the charges.
A six-count indictment was returned against Jessica Ash, 22, of 105 North Second Ave., Paden City. She is charged with, counts one and two, misappropriation of funds of an elder person; counts three and four, forgery; and counts five and six, uttering.
The charges stem from the alleged forgery and cashing of two checks on or about Feb. 25 and 26 in the amounts of $200 and $267 made out to Sally Ellington from the account of Jean D. Dailey.
Ash pleaded not guilty during her formal arraignment Sept. 22. Defense attorney David White of the Public Defender Corporation is requesting discovery. The state is to respond by Oct. 10. The defense will respond to any state discovery requests by Oct. 31. A return date of Nov. 3 at 1:30 p.m. was set. Ash was released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond.
An identical six-count indictment was returned against Melissa A. Lallathin, 45, of P. O. Box 53, Proctor. Defense Attorney Fred Gardner entered a not guilty plea Sept. 17 on his client’s behalf. The state is to respond to the defense discovery request by Oct. 3. The defense will respond to any state discovery requests by Oct. 17. A return date of Oct. 24 at 9 a.m. was set. Lallathin’s $5,000 personal recognizance bond set in Wetzel County Magistrate Court was continued, with the additional provision that she have no contact with Dailey.
Krista Dawn Dennis, 22, of 265 Virginia St., New Martinsville, received a one-count indictment for abuse of an elderly person, alleging she abused Katherine Muncie, a female person over the age of 65, by striking her in the head with her hand. Attorney Kevin Neiswonger has been retained to represent Dennis, so her file was transferred from Gardner to Neiswonger’s law partner, White, in court Sept. 17. The matter was passed until Oct. 3 at 9 a.m. for formal arraignment.
Abridged
SOURCE: Wetzel Chronicle
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