14 True Bills handed down in Lawrence County

By Roberta Cantrell
BSN Editor

The Lawrence County Grand Jury met in regular session and handed down 14 true bills for the month of June.

Among those indicted were Lowell J. Maynard, 36, of Louisa, was charged with two counts of 1st degree of a controlled substance, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st degree persistent felony, driving DUI suspended license, use/possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the indictment, on December 11, 2024, Maynard committed the offense of unlawfully being in possession of methamphetamine and Schedule I narcotic fentanyl. He also committed the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence alcohol or other substances that impair a driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle with three prior convictions within a ten-year period. Maynard is charged with being a persistent felon and also charged with being in possession of a glass pipe and numerous unused plastic baggies.

•Jimmy D. Maynard, 45, currently in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, was charged with 1st degree bail jumping and 1st degree persistent felony offender when on May 19 he/she committed the offense of unlawfully having being released from custody by the court, with or without bail, upon condition that he/she will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a felony charge but failed to appear as ordered by the court namely a trial date.

•Calvin Workman, 58, of Fallsburg, was charged with 1st degree bail jumping when on March 13 , he/she committed the offense of unlawfully having being released from custody by the court, with or without bail, upon condition that he/she will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a felony charge but failed to appear as ordered by the court namely a pre-trial conference.

•Wesley Triplett, 50, of Louisa, was charged with 1st degree bail jumping when he/she committed the offense of unlawfully having being released from custody by the court, with or without bail, upon condition that he/she will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a felony charge but failed to appear as ordered by the court namely a change of plea hearing.

•Charles D. Jeffrey, 62, of Louisa, was charged with 1st degree bail jumping when he/she committed the offense of unlawfully having being released from custody by the court, with or without bail, upon condition that he/she will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a felony charge but failed to appear as ordered by the court namely an arraignment hearing.

•Lucille Mills, 48, of Warfield, was charged with 1st degree bail jumping when he/she committed the offense of unlawfully having being released from custody by the court, with or without bail, upon condition that he/she will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a felony charge but failed to appear as ordered by the court namely a pre-trial conference.

•Robert Chafin, 47, of Louisa, was charged with 2 counts of 1st degree trafficking in a controlled substance, persistent felony offender and use/possession of drug paraphernalia when on Aug. 30, 2022, he committed the offense of unlawfully trafficking in approximately 5.81 grams of methamphetamine and .14 grams fentanyl along with digital scales, altered pipes, straws, rolling papers and metal scoops.

•Brett Thomas, 35, of Louisa, was charged 1st degree trafficking in a controlled substance and persistent felony offender when on Jan. 10, 2024, he committed the offense of trafficking in < 2 grams methamphetamine.

•Jason Meadows AKA “Spoon”, 41, of Wayne, WV, was charged with 1st degree trafficking in a controlled substance when on Jan. 10, 2024, he committed the offense of knowingly and unlawfully in possession of < 2 grams of methamphetamine with the intent of trafficking.

•Jonie Collinsworth, 48, of Louisa, was charged with 1st degree possession of a controlled substance, use/possession of drug paraphernalia, operating a motor vehicle on suspended/revoked license when on November 24, she committed the offense of being in possession of methamphetamine and in possession of a glass pipe containing burnt residue while driving on revoked license.

•Angela Rice, 58, of Webbville, was charged with 1st degree possession of a controlled substance and failure to wear a seatbelt when on March 10, she committed the offense of unlawfully being in possession of methamphetamine.

•Tammy Marshall AKA Tammy Workman, 42, of Grayson, was charged with 1st degree possession of a controlled substance when on April 5, she was unlawfully in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.

•Erica Webb, 44, of Wilmington, NC, was charged with 1st degree sexual abuse, 3rd degree sodomy when between the dates of Feb. 1, 2012 and Feb. 29, 2012, Webb committed the offense of sexual abuse in the 1st degree by being a person in a position of authority or position of special trust, as defined by KRS 532.045, subjecting a minor under the age of 18 to sexual contact, with whom she came in contact with said minor as a result of that position.

Also, on, about or from Aug. 1, 2012 through July 20, 2013, Webb committed the offense of sodomy in the 3rd degree by, being a person in a position of authority or position of special trust, as defined by KRS 532.045, engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of 18 with whom she came into contact with said minor as a result of that position.

•Larry Horn Jr., 57, of Inez, was charged with 1st degree possession of a controlled substance, use/possession of a controlled substance, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, failure to wear seatbelt and obstructing a highway when on April 3, he committed the offense of unlawfully being in possession of methamphetamine and multiple syringes.

Horn was also driving under the influence with no seatbelt and committed the offense of unlawfully having no reason to do so, rendered a public passage way impassable.

(Editor’s note: An indictment is not an indication of guilt but a determination by a grand jury that criminal charges warrant further judicial review.)