September 9th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

According to the Office of the Mineral County Prosecuting Attorney, indictments returned by the Mineral County grand jury Tuesday included charges against 16 Mineral County residents, four from Allegany County, two from Hardy County, one from Hampshire County and a resident of Kanawha County.

Those indicted were:

• Christopher Leo Smith II, Fort Ashby, driving impaired causing death and related offenses.

• William Wallace Whisner, Ridgeley, 16 counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and 20 counts sexual abuse by parent, guardian or custodian.

• Oscar Leonel Morales-Gaitan, Fort Ashby, sexual abuse in the first-degree, sexual abuse by parent, guardian or custodian.

• Dewaine Michael Wotring, Keyser, four counts each of sexual assault in the first degree and sexual abuse by parent, guardian or custodian.

• Todd Allen Tasker, Westernport, failure to provide notice of changes as a sex offender.

• Wesley Kevin Christ, Campbell’s Creek, embezzlement.

• James Richard Lewis, Augusta, five counts of computer fraud.

• James Lee Tephabock Jr., Keyser, fraudulent claim to insurance company and obtaining money by false pretense.

• Kevin Leslie VanMeter, Wiley Ford, grand larceny and transferring stolen property.

• David Lee Hockenberry, Fisher, reckless fleeing.

• Kayla Dawn Sneathen, Moorefield, reckless fleeing.

• Joshua Isaiah Divelbliss, Keyser, burglary, grand larceny and concealing stolen property.

• Shana Kay Riggleman, Piedmont, shoplifting (third offense) and four counts each forgery of public document and uttering of public document.

• Clayton Harlee Bennich, Cumberland, burglary, battery and destruction of property.

• Scott Thomas Riggleman, Elk Garden, grand larceny, domestic assault, brandishing and failure to register or provide notice of changes as a sex offender.

• Michelle Lynn Kline, Piedmont, drug distribution charges.

• Troy Aaron Wilt, Keyser, delivery of controlled substance — heroin.

• Charles Lee Robinette, Keyser, delivery of controlled substance — heroin.

• Chad Wayne Salesky, Keyser, two counts delivery of controlled substance — heroin.

• Tory Nicole Burris, Keyser, two counts delivery of controlled substance — methamphetamine.

• Jamal James Jennings, Westernport, drug distribution charges.

• Christopher A. Hines, Keyser, manufacture of marijuana.

• Aaron Lee Dersin, Lonaconing, drug distribution charges.

• Travis William Moyer, Keyser, drug distribution charges.