Washington County Grand Jury Returns Indictments Against 15 Individuals
MARIETTA, OH – A Washington County grand jury has issued indictments against 15 individuals on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges, according to recent reports. The indictments stem from incidents occurring between November 2021 and September 2024.
among those indicted is Michael Noel, whose charges relate to offenses involving reproducing or sharing sexually oriented images. Noel’s arrest was part of “Operation Next Door,” a large-scale operation involving over 100 law enforcement agencies led by the Ohio organized Crime Investigations Commission.The operation resulted in 32 felony arrests statewide,alongside charges of sex with a minor,drug possession and trafficking,and prostitution-related offenses. Authorities also arrested 103 individuals accused of soliciting prostitution. noel is currently held at the Washington County Jail.
The grand jury also returned indictments against:
* Derek Ryan Whytsell,45,Marietta: Strangulation (4th-degree felony) and domestic violence (1st-degree misdemeanor) – July 21.
* Christopher Dvon Capers, 42, Shreveport, Louisiana: Theft from a person in a protected class (5th-degree felony) - June 2024.
* Alicia Dawn Rivera,41,marietta: Strangulation (3rd-degree felony) and two counts of domestic violence (3rd-degree felony and 1st-degree misdemeanor) - Aug. 31. Rivera has prior convictions for domestic violence from April 2013 and March 2014. She is also indicted separately for aggravated possession of drugs (5th-degree felony) - June 22.
* anthony J.Hayhurst, 61, West Union, West Virginia: Passing bad checks and theft (both 5th-degree felonies) – November 2021.
* Heath Michael Patterson: Domestic violence (1st-degree misdemeanor) – Aug. 22. (No age or address listed).
* Rayburn bragg Buchanan, 50, Marietta: Trespassing in a habitation (4th-degree felony) – Aug. 21.
* Dakota Ski Acores, 31, Marietta: Failing to appear as required by recognizance (4th-degree felony) – Sept. 22.
* Brianna Lynn Hall, 25, Cambridge: Identity fraud (5th-degree felony), two counts of receiving stolen property (1st-degree misdemeanor), misuse of credit cards (1st-degree misdemeanor), and two counts of theft (5th-degree felony) - July 4.
* Dylan Alexander Madden, 22, Salem, Virginia: Improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle (4th-degree felony) – March 8. The indictment includes a specification for weapon forfeiture.
* Paul Edward Dickinson Jr., 43, Zanesville: Tampering with evidence (3rd-degree felony) and possession of cocaine (4th-degree felony) – March 9.
* Buddy Allen miller, 51, Marietta: Escape (3rd-degree felony) – Sept. 19.
* Dillon Gage Anderson,30,Parkersburg: Breaking and entering (5th-degree felony) and theft (1st-degree misdemeanor) – Sept.16.
* David William Mowery, 54, Fleming & Valerie Aletha Jefferson, 52, Parkersburg: Both indicted on one count of attempting to commit an offense (4th-degree felony) – Aug. 1 & 8. Mowery faces additional charges of aggravated menacing (three counts, 1st-degree misdemeanor) and criminal damaging/endangering (four counts, 1st-degree misdemeanor). jefferson is also charged with six counts of complicity in the commission of an offense (1st-degree misdemeanor).
This is a developing story and will be updated as more details becomes available.