The Clinton County Grand Jury convened on Monday, May 21 in regular session and returned several indictments in open circuit court.

The following true bills were handed down last week:

* The alleged offense of theft by unlawful taking or disposition against Jimmy L. McFall, when on or about April 1 through May 15, the defendant took or exercised control over several tools, the moveable property of Gary Daniels, said property having a value of more than $500.

* The alleged offense of theft by unlawful taking or disposition against Emily Brodbeck, when on or about April 2 through May 15, defendant took or exercised control over several tools, the moveable property of Gary Daniels, said property having a value of more than $500.

* The alleged offenses of manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance first degree (meth) and possession of a meth precursor, against Lynn Moles, when on or about April 16, the defendant possessed two or more chemicals or items of equipment for the manufacture of methamphetamine; possessed methamphetamine, first such offense and possessed a drug product or products as a precursor to meth.

* The alleged offenses of manufacturing methamphetamine; possession of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of a meth precursor against Carla Moles, when on or about April 16, the defendant possessed two or more chemicals or items of equipment for the manufacture of meth; possessed methamphetamine, first such offense; and possessed a drug product or products as a precursor to meth.

* The alleged offenses of promoting contraband, first degree and persistent felony offender, second degree, against Brian Speck, when on or about April 16, the defendant had 11 1/2 Clonazepam pills in his possession while an inmate in the Clinton County Jail, and committed the offense after having been stood convicted of a prior felony offense within the past five years.

* The alleged offenses of theft by unlawful taking or disposition and persistent felony offender, second degree, against Shannon Harold, when on or about May 1, the defendant took or exercised control over numerous lottery tickets, the moveable property of Somerset Oil, said property having a value of more than $10,000 and committed the offense after having been stood convicted of a prior felony offense within the past five years.

* The alleged offenses of criminal mischief third degree, complicity to unlawful taking over $10,000 and persistent felony offender second degree against Steven Waid, when on or about May 2, the defendant severed a gas hose on the gas pump at Somerset Oil; engaged in a conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking over $10,000, when he aided Harold in theft by unlawful taking and committed the offenses after having been stood convicted of a prior felony offense within the last five years.

(Editor’s Note: An indictment is a statement of probable cause to believe an offense has been committed and further court proceedings are warranted. Those individuals named in an indictment are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.)