SIDNEY — The following people were indicted Thursday by a Shelby County Grand Jury:
• Jessie Lee Smith, 21, at large, was indicted on two counts of gross sexual imposition, felonies of the third-degree. According to court records, the first count reads: “During the time period of April 3, 2008 through April 17, 2008, … he had sexual contact with an 8-year-old male.”
The second count reads: “During the time period of March 1, 2016 through March 4, 2016, … he had sexual contact with a 6-year-old female.”
He is currently being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $30,091 cash or surety bond.
• Jeffery L. Ward, 21, of Sidney, was indicted on one count of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a felony of the fifth-degree. According to the indictment, “On or about April 9, 2016, … he sent, delivered, furnished, disseminated or provided by way of electronic communication a nude and obscene photo to a 13-year-old juvenile.”
• Jeremy Sears, 25, of Hustonville, Kentucky, was indicted on one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a felony of the fourth-degree. According to the court records, “On or about Oct. 31, 2010, … he did have sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old juvenile.”
• Misty M. Swineford, 42, of Sidney, was indicted on one count of burglary, a felony of the third-degree, two counts of robbery, felonies of the third-degree, one count of failure to comply with order or signal of officer, a felony of the fourth degree, one count of possession of drugs, and one count of possessing criminal tools, both fifth-degree felonies.
According to court records the robbery counts were in connection to an incident on April 19, at the Family Dollar Store on Wapakoneta Avenue and then the Speedway store on St. Marys Avenue when she allegedly told the clerk she had a gun in her purse and demanded money. A short low speed pursuit also took place during this incident, and cocaine and a pipe were found on her person, resulting in the other charges. The burglary charge was from the same day when she allegedly trespassed in a residence on Redmond Road in Russia, and committed a theft offense.
They are all scheduled to be arrainged on May 5 at 10 a.m.
More information about these cases, and other court records, can be found online at http://www.co.shelby.oh.us/CommonPleasCourt/recordsearch.asp.
