Twenty-two people were indicted by the September term of the Hancock County grand jury, including several who allegedly stole money or goods from their workplaces, Hancock County Prosecutor Steven F. Dragisich reports.
Grand jurors ordered 46-year-old Greggory A. Brousseau, 1257 township Road 152, Rayland, to stand trial on charges of entry of a building other than a dwelling and grand larceny.
Brousseau, then a Cleveland Cliffs employee, allegedly stole two pallets of “very expensive” tin anodes valued at more than $100,000 from the Weirton plant. Authorities allege he used a forklift to load them into a truck.
Christopher Sheldon Stafford, 3132 Main St., Weirton, and Joy Lynn Liposchak, 55, of 77 Highland St., Follansbee, each were named in separate indictments charging them with embezzlement.
Stafford, 49, allegedly took an estimated $20,000 from a lottery machine at the bus terminal in Weirton, which he managed.
Liposchak allegedly took more than $13,000 from the safe at BFS Foods in Weirton, which she managed, but never deposited the money into the business’s bank account as required.
Also indicted were:
– Carl Bentley Hicks, 21, Sandusky, unauthorized use of an access device, conspiracy and petit larceny.
– Jordan Cole Parker, 3046 Elm St. Rear, Weirton, burglary and entry of a dwelling. Parker, 32, allegedly broke into a Weirton residence.
– Raymond J. Walsh, 62, Pittsburgh, entry of a building other than a dwelling; and petit larceny. Walsh allegedly entered the office in the video lottery business where he worked and removed money, authorities said.
– Donald E. Soyka, 3428 Orchard St., Weirton, three counts of grand larceny and two counts of burglary.
– Landon Charles Hollis, 206 Viola Lane, Follansbee, malicious assault and leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury. Hollis, 22, allegedly struck another man with his car after an alleged bar room fight at an unnamed establishment.
– Jorge Alberto Carrion Monserrate, 41, 224 Ferry Road, Apt. 14, Chester, fraudulent schemes.
– Justin Michael Johnson, 84 15th St., Wheeling, wanton endangerment involving a firearm. Authorities allege Johnson, 39, shot a rifle and the bullet was propelled through the storm door and entry door of a Weirton residence
– Caitlyn Elaine Boyd, 22, 331 Grant St., East Liverpool, conspiracy and malicious assault.
– Roger J. Mercer, Jr., 51, 408 Ridge Ave., New Cumberland, possession with intent to deliver marijuana.
– Thomas A. Jones, 49, 501 Jefferson Ave., Newell, strangulation and third offense domestic battery.
– Eric Constantine Pietranton, 116 East Circle Drive, Weirton, obtaining money by false pretenses. Pietranton, 60, allegedly bilked an individual out of more than $20,000 for contracting work he was paid for but never completed.
– James A. Acconcia Jr., 57, of 92 Basil Drive, Weirton, burglary, entry of a dwelling and conspiracy.
– Homer Dwayne Pierce, 51, 89 Daisy St., Weirton, third offense domestic battery, second offense driving while his license was revoked for DUI and escape.
– April Marie Henline, 39, 3629 Wood St., Weirton, malicious assault.
– Jeffrey Dale Powers II, 39, of 421 Abbey Court, Newell, grand larceny, destruction of property, burglary, entry of a dwelling.
– John Sheridan Joy, 41, of 503 East Fifth St., East Liverpool, three counts of delivery of methamphetamine.
– Randy Neil Wheeler, 37, of 3941 Washington St., Weirton, first degree robbery and conspiracy.
– Kyle David Harbert, 37, of 43 McAllister Lane, Weirton, driving while license suspended or revoked for DUI third offense.
– John Stewart Machen Jr., 4317 Brooke St., Weirton, fleeing in a vehicle from a law enforcement officer while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs; fleeing from a law enforcement officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference; driving while license revoked for driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs; and second offense driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs.
– Three convicted sex offenders were indicted for failing to meet lifetime requirements that they register within 10 days of any lifestyle changes, including cell phone numbers, employment, vehicles and their home address. Each missed reporting requirement is considered a separate count.
Named in those indictments were Raymond N. Auten Jr., 37, 2076 National Road, Wheeling, five counts of failing to register; Scott K. Nale, 53, 1232 Glencairn Road, Weirton, four counts of failing to register; and David Alan Popola, 47, 144 Stevens St., Wintersville, a single count of failing to register.
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