Hancock County, WV – Steven E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announces
that the January 2025 Term of the Hancock County Grand Jury met this week and returned the
following Indictments:
Jordan Lee Pager – 3/3/1992; 3025 Elm Street, Weirton, WV 26062; (a) Murder; and (b)
Wanton Endangerment Involving a Firearm.
Frank John Robinson – 11/19/1989; 213 Crawford Ave., Wintersville, OH 43952;
Escape; Failure to Appear.
David Robert Johnson – 10/11/1987; 127 Estes Ave., Apt. 1, Weirton, WV 26062;
Escape (2 counts).
Scott Edward Hudson – 8/15/1969; 643 Commerce Street, New Cumberland, WV
26047; (a) Entry of Building other than a Dwelling; and (b) Attempted Grand Larceny.
Daniel James Smith – 1/24/1990; 367 Grandview Rd., Chester, WV 26034; Threats of
Terrorist Acts.
Tammy L. Talkington – 9/26/1971; 351 Thurman Ave., Weirton, WV 26062;
Intimidation of a Witness.
Sabastian Seth Chipps – 2/2/2006; 1480 Northview Rd., Wellsburg, WV 26070; (a)
Wanton Endangerment Involving a Firearm (2 counts); (b) Shooting a Firearm Within
500 Feet of Any Dwelling House; and (c) Possession of Stolen Property.
Raymond Earnest Masters, Jr. – 3/17/1969; 57 Prospect Lane, Chester, WV 26034;
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, Second Offense.
Ugurcan Dagli – 3/17/1992; 2703 Cleveland Ave., Steubenville, OH 43952; Obtaining
Money By False Pretenses (2 counts).
Brian Keith Ziarko – 9/8/1972; 1221 Swearingen Rd., Weirton, WV 26062; (a) Entry of
Building other than a Dwelling; and (b) Conspiracy.
Donald William Myler – 9/4/1973; Weirton, WV; (a) Entry of Building other than a
Dwelling; and (b) Conspiracy.
Xanderake J. Gaston – 10/28/2003; 113 Rome Street, Weirton, WV 26062; Distributing
and Exhibiting of Material Depicting Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct (51-
599 images).
Brian Kenneth Nicosia – 5/24/1983; 2729 Cleveland Ave., Steubenville, OH 43952; (a)
Entry of Building other than a Dwelling; (b) Persons Prohibited From Possessing Firearms
(2 counts); (c) Wanton Endangerment Involving a Firearm; (d) Petit Larceny; (e) Fleeing
on Foot From a Law Enforcement Officer; (f) Destruction of Property; and (g) Trespass in
Structure or Conveyance.
John James Thompson – 11/20/1992; 139 Eighth Street, Colliers, WV 26035;
Fraudulent Use of An Access Device (24 counts).
Melissa Sue Dale-Pickell – 12/19/1979; 213 Grant Street, Newell, WV 26050; Child
Neglect Resulting in Injury (6 counts).
Dakota Scott Wertz – 6/21/2000; 1005 Grant Street, Newell, WV 26050; (a) Sexual
Assault in the Second Degree; (b) Strangulation; (c) Suffocation; (d) Domestic Battery;
and (e) Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.
Jamal Everett Grace – 5/22/2005; 3012 Elm Street, Rear, Weirton, WV 26062; (a) Entry
of Building other than a Dwelling; and (b) Destruction of Property.
Ashley Nicole Johnson – 10/21/1987; 233 Miami Ave., Weirton, WV 26062; (a) Sexual
Abuse by a Custodian (3 counts); and (b) Sexual Assault in the Third Degree (2 counts).
Blake John Montgomery – 10/12/2005; 101 Paul Ave., Weirton, WV 26062; (a) Wanton
Endangerment Involving a Firearm; (b) Attempting to Enter a Building Other Than a
Dwelling; and (c) Battery.