Published: June 11, 2008 11:15 pm         

Flatwoods man charged with assaulting officers

Greenup — A Flatwoods man has been indicted by a Greenup County grand jury for allegedly assaulting two police officers and two deputy jailers.

Jason R. Frye, 23, of the 2700 block of Cheyenne Court, was charged with four counts of third-degree assault, a Class D felony that carries a prison term of one to five years.

According to court documents, Frye scuffled with Flatwoods police Officers Joe Carver and Glen Riley and Greenup County Deputy Jailers Bryan Tackett and Matthew Mathias on April 2. He allegedly kicked the two police officers and Tackett and struck Mathias with a fist, the indictment states.

Frye also was charged with first-degree criminal mischief for allegedly kicking out a window of a Flatwoods police cruiser and causing other damage to the vehicle, and with resisting arrest, first-degree disorderly conduct, alcohol intoxication and second-degree persistent felony offender.

Also, in an a pair of unrelated cases, the grand jury indicted two women, Tiffany L. Cordle, 26, of Flatwoods, and Ashley N. Carnahan, 24, of South Shore, for allegedly smuggling narcotics into the Greenup County Detention Center. Both were charged with first-degree promoting contraband. Both incidents occurred in April.

In a separate indictment, Cordle, also known as Tiffany Lane Sefcovic, also was charged with first-degree fleeing or evading police and driving under the influence in connection with the Jan. 31 incident that landed her in jail in the first place.

A grand jury indictment is a formal accusation of a crime and does not establish guilt.

Others named in true bills returned recently by the grand jury were:

‰Heather Hutchinson, 25, of Ashland, charged with one count of second-degree robbery.

‰Jennifer M. Craft, 20, of Greenup, charged with one count of fraudulent use of a credit card.

‰Ronald R. Johnson Jr., 50, of Flatwoods, charged with one count of first-degree wanton endangerment, one count of third-degree assault, one count of second-offense driving on a DUI-suspended license, one count of third-offense driving under the influence, one count of resisting arrest, one count of disorderly conduct, one count of disorderly conduct one count of menacing and one count of possession of an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle.

‰Paul D. Sergent, 30, of Ironton, charged with one count of first-degree fleeing or evading, one count of driving under the influence and one count of driving on a suspended or revoked license.

‰Andrew T. Adkins, 30, of Westwood, charged with one count of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, OxyContin; one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, one count of possession of a controlled substance in an improper container and one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300.

‰Everett O. “B.J.” Akers, 21, of Greenup, charged with one count of second-degree burglary and one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300.

‰Randi L. Carr, 19, of Portsmouth, charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300.

‰Kelli M. Collins, 28, of Flatwoods, one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300 and one count of falsely reporting an incident.

‰Joe E. Davis, 35, of Rush, charged with 14 counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.

‰Lisa A. Dehart, 37, of Flatwoods, charged with one count of welfare fraud.

‰General Rass Hammonds, 30, of South Shore, charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300 and one count of first-degree criminal mischief.

‰Jerri M. Floyd, 28, of South Shore, charged with one count of welfare fraud.

‰Eric Hunt, age unavailable, of Greenup, charged with one count of fraudulent use of a credit card.

‰William K. McGinnis, 43, of Vanceburg, charged with one count of third-degree burglary.

‰Kelly A. Millhouse, 30, Raceland, charged with one count of welfare fraud.

‰James K. Wicker, 33, of Greenup, charged with one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, second or subsequent offense.

‰Jeffrey M. Armstrong, 23, of Ashland, charged with one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300.

‰John P. Brown, 47, of Flatwoods, charged with one count of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, OxyContin; one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of second-offense driving under the influence.

‰Reese A. Frasure Jr., 20, of Raceland, charged with one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, one count of second-degree burglary and one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300.

‰Meagon G. Howard, 27, of Flatwoods, charged with one count of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, oxycodone; one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, second or subsequent offense; one count of possession of marijuana and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

‰John M. Kouns, 30, of Flatwoods, charged with one count of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, oxycodone; one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, second or subsequent offense; one count of possession of marijuana and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

‰Blake J. Laudahl, also known as Blake Morris, 20, of Raceland, charged with one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, one count of second-degree burglary and one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300.

‰Gary D. Reed, 51, of South Shore, charged with one count of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, oxycodone; and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

‰Gregory S. Spears Jr., 20, of Kitts Hill, Ohio, charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking over $300.

‰Tawanna L. Talbert, 33, of Flatwoods, charged with one count of attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud.

‰Allison R. Vaughn, 24, of Greenup, charged with one count of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, oxycodone; one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, second or subsequent offense; and one count of leaving the scene of an accident.

KENNETH HART can be reached at khart@dailyindependent.com or (606) 326-2654.

     

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