May 21, 2015 - The Shelby County grand jury for the July term of the 273rd Judicial District Court met on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 and handed down indictments for 25 cases.
Daryl McSwain received two indictments for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictment alleges on August 21, 2014 McSwain threatened Dusten Byrd and Robert Mitchell Miller with imminent bodily injury by trying to ram his motorcycle and running him off the road and did then and there use or exhibit a deadly weapon, a 2001 black Ford during commission of the assault.
Massaud Williams was indicted for burglary of a habitation, second degree felony. The indictment alleges on July 11, 2014 Williams entered the home of Atoshia Ayers without her consent and attempted to commit theft of property including a flat screen TV, one PlayStation 3, one camera and four wheels. Williams was also indicted for evading arrest with prior convictions, state jail felony. The indictment alleges on December 6, 2014 Williams fled from Center Police Officer Steve Thornburgh who was attempting to lawfully arrest or detain him.
Jahir Garcia-Luna and William Brandon Smith were each indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictments allege on August 18, 2014 Garcia-Luna and Smith caused bodily injury to April Rochelle Peterson by shooting her with an air-soft rifle which was the deadly weapon exhibited during the commission of the assault. Garcia-Luna and Smith were also indicted for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, third degree felony. The indictments allege Garcia-Luna and Smith, knowing an investigation was in progress, concealed an air-soft rifle with intent to impair its availability as evidence in the investigation.
Ashley Shaunte Fredieu was indicted for credit card/debit card abuse against the elderly, third degree felony. The indictment alleges on August 16, 2014 Fredieu presented to Walmart or used a Citizens Bank Master card with knowledge that the card had not been issued to Fredieu. The indictment continues by stating Fredieu did not have permission from the cardholder, Ola M. Gardner, an elderly individual.
Jamison Rashard Swindle received one indictment for possession of a controlled substance and two indictments for delivery of a controlled substance. The first indictment alleges on July 3, 2014 Swindle possessed phencyclidine (PCP) in an amount of four grams or more but less than 200 grams. The second indictment for delivery of a controlled substance, second degree felony, alleges on July 3, 2014 Swindle delivered cocaine to a "Cooperating Individual" in an amount of less than one gram. The third indictment delivery of a controlled substance, state jail felony, alleges on June 27, 2014 Swindle delivered cocaine to a "Cooperating Individual" in an amount of less than one gram.
Hollis Neel Farris was indicted for theft, third degree felony. The indictment alleges on July 7, 2014 Farris stole a 2 year old Black Angus Bull valued at less than $100,000 from Paul Hancock without his consent.
Erick Sanchez was indicted for assault bodily injury, third degree felony. The indictment alleges on July 18, 2014 Sanchez caused bodily injury to Milagro Gonzalez, whom Sanchez was dating, by impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of Gonzalez by applying pressure to the throat or neck and/or blocking the nose or mouth of Gonzalez.
David Nathan Lewis Jr. was indicted for failure to stop and render aid, third degree felony. The indictment alleges on May 4, 2014 Lewis drove a vehicle that became involved in a crash resulting in damage to a vehicle. The indictment continued to allege Lewis knowingly left the scene of the crash without giving his name, address, registration number of the vehicle he was driving or the name of his vehicle liability insurer to Jedediah Dale Davenport, the driver of the vehicle with which Lewis collided.
William Harold Lovell III was indicted for intoxication assault, third degree felony. The indictment alleges on August 15, 2013 Lovell was operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated and by reason of such intoxication caused serious bodily injury to Alicia Cruse. The indictment continues to allege Lovell did so by intentionally recklessly driving causing the vehicle he was driving to roll over.
(Dates in parenthesis indicate the date of the alleged incident)
Maria De Los Angeles Mendoza-Lemus, fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, state jail felony (August 28, 2014).
Augustin S. Jimenez, driving while intoxicated, third degree felony (July 19, 2014).
Mitchell Lee Garrett, evading arrest, third degree felony (August 25, 2014).
Leonel Hernandez, evading arrest with vehicle, third degree felony (August 10, 2014).
Aubrey Calvin Pearson, failure to register as a sex offender, third degree felony (January 24, 2015).
Michael Sherman Johnson, possession of a controlled substance, third degree felony (July 30, 2014).
Carrie Moore Wilkins, driving while intoxicated with child passenger, state jail felony (August 18, 2014).
Glendon Dale Webb, possession of a controlled substance, state jail felony (July 5, 2014).
Chadwick Obrien Bradshaw, possession of a controlled substance, state jail felony (July 4, 2014).
Jose Luis Garay, evading arrest, third degree felony (August 16, 2014).
