Hancock County, WV – Steven E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announces
that the September 2023 Term of the Hancock County Grand Jury met this week and returned the
following Indictments:

1. Christopher Sheldon Stafford – 5/18/1974, 3132 Main Street, Weirton, WV 26062 –
   Embezzlement.
2. Carl Bentley Hicks – 4/20/2002, 711 Sycamore Street, Sandusky, OH 44870 –
   Unauthorized Use of an Access Device; Conspiracy; and Petit Larceny.
3. Jordan Cole Parker – 7/3/1991, 3046 Elm Street Rear, Weirton, WV 26062 – Burglary,
   Entry of a Dwelling.
4. Raymond J. Walsh – 9/6/1961, 803 Geyer Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 – Entry of a
   Building Other Than a Dwelling; and Petit Larceny.
5. Donald E. Soyka – 8/20/1991, 3428 Orchard Street, Weirton, WV 26062 – Grand Larceny
   (3 counts); and Burglary (2 counts).
6. Landon Charles Hollis – 3/12/2001, 206 Viola Lane, Follansbee, WV 26037– Malicious
   Assault; and Leaving the Scene of a Crash With Serious Bodily Injury.
7. Joy Lynn Liposchak – 9/19/1968, 77 Highland Street, Follansbee, WV 26037-
   Embezzlement.
8. Jorge Alberto Carrion Monserrate – 10/26/1981, 224 Ferry Rd., Apt. 14, Chester, WV
   26034– Fraudulent Schemes.
9. Justin Michael Johnson – 4/14/1984, 84 15th Street, Wheeling, WV 26003– Wanton
   Endangerment Involving a Firearm.
10. Caitlyn Elaine Boyd – 3/16/2001, 331 Grant Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920–
    Conspiracy; and Malicious Assault.
11. Roger J. Mercer, Jr. – 5/15/1972, 408 Ridge Ave., New Cumberland, WV 26047,
    Possession With Intent to Deliver a Schedule I Controlled Substance, Marijuana.
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12. Thomas A. Jones – 3/9/1974, 501 Jefferson Avenue, Newell, WV 26050 – Strangulation;
    and Domestic Battery, 3rd Offense.
13. Eric Constantine Pietranton – 1/10/1963, 116 East Circle Drive, Weirton, WV 26062 –
    Obtaining Money By False Pretenses.
14. Greggory A. Brousseau – 10/4/1976, 1257 Township Rd. 152, Rayland, OH 43943 –
    Entry of a Building Other Than a Dwelling; and Grand Larceny.
15. James A. Acconcia, Jr. – 11/4/1965, 92 Basil Drive, Weirton, WV 26062 – Burglary,
    Entry of a Dwelling; and Conspiracy.
16. Raymond N. Auten, Jr. – 4/20/1986, 2076 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003 –
    Failure to Register as a Sex Offender – Life Registration (5 counts).
17. Homer Dwayne Pierce – 12/7/1971, 89 Daisy Street, Weirton, WV 26062 – Domestic
    Battery, 3rd Offense; Driving While License Revoked for DUI, 2nd Offense; and Escape.
18. April Marie Henline – 4/19/1984, 3629 Wood Street, Weirton WV 26062 – Malicious
    Assault.
19. Jeffrey Dale Powers, II – 12/6/1983, 421 Abbey Court, Newell, WV 26050 Grand
    Larceny; Destruction of Property; and Burglary, Entry of a Dwelling.
20. Randy Neil Wheeler – 3/4/1986, 3941 Washington Street, Weirton, WV 26062 –
    Robbery, 1st Degree; and Conspiracy.
21. Kyle David Harbert – 9/12/1986, 43 McAllister Lane, Weirton, WV 26062 – Driving
    While License Suspended or Revoked for DUI, 3rd Offense.
22. John Stewart Machen, Jr. – 12/10/1974, 4317 Brooke Street, Weirton, WV 26062 –
    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 Driving Under the
    Influence of Alcohol, Controlled Substances, or Drugs, 2nd Offense.
23. Scott K. Nale – 12/20/1969, 1232 Glenn Cairn Rd., Weirton, WV 26062 – Failure to
    Register as a Sex Offender – Life Registration (4 counts).
24. John Sheridan Joy – 8/17/1982, 503 East 5th Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920 – Delivery
    of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine (3 counts).
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25. David Alan Popola – 2/7/1976, 144 Stevens St., Wintersville, OH 43953 – Failure to
    Register as a Sex Offender – Life Registration.
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