Nine Indicted by Knox County Grand Jury

Grand Jury indicted Ronald E. Oliver, 34, of Mansfield on March 28, 2022, for illegal conveyance of drugs onto the grounds of a detention center. The charge is a third-degree felony.Oliver was also indicted on one charge of corrupting another with drugs, a second-degree felony.According to Knox County Prosecutor Chip McConville, Oliver allegedly brought drugs into the Knox County Jail when he was booked on a misdemeanor on March 17. It is further alleged that Oliver furnished some of those drugs to another individual on March 22, causing that individual serious harm.

Jamie L. Cline, Edison, failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, third-degree felony

Michael P. Cosner, Mount Vernon, burglary, second-degree felony; and unauthorized use of property, fifth-degree felony.

.Joseph R. Heins, Fredericktown, aggravated possession of drugs, third-degree felony

DeJuan M. Edwards, Reynoldsburg, theft, fifth-degree felony

Warren P. Hatfield, Mansfield, aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony

Aaron D. Lifer, Butler, one count each of misuse of credit cards and theft, both fifth-degree felonies

Joshua F. Daye, Marengo, breaking and entering, fifth-degree felony; theft, first-degree misdemeanor; and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, fourth-degree misdemeanor.

Scott A. Hershey, Mount Vernon, aggravated possession of drugs and possession of cocaine, both fifth-degree felonies