Drug charges dominate latest batch of grand jury indictments
• Jeremia M. Batcheller, 21, 440 Norton Way, possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony; drug abuse instruments, second-degree misdemeanor.
• Shannon Bush, 36, 208 Wiley St., possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony.
• Jeremy Alspach, 21, 34 Woodbine, domestic violence, third-degree felony.
• Joseph Christian Ellis, 26, Marion, possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony; tampering with evidence, third-degree felony.
• Kevin Neely, 39, Galion, burglary, fourth-degree felony.
• Tony Castle, 43, Galion, illegal manufacture of drugs, fifth-degree felony; possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony; illegal use or possession of marijuana paraphernalia, minor misdemeanor.
• Eric Crose, 45, Galion, possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony; endangering children, first-degree misdemeanor; possession of drugs, minor misdemeanor; illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, fourth-degree misdemeanor; illegal u
In all eight cases, the victim was a juvenile.
Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall theorized the trend may be an offshoot of the pandemic. People have more anxiety and more anger toward each another, he said. You see it in our politics politics now are two people screaming at each other instead of arguing ideas.
Domestic violence also has increased over the last year, Crall noted.
In one of the two most recent cases, Fred Hatfield, 73, Galion, was indicted on seven counts of rape, a first-degree felony, according to the Crawford County Clerk of Courts website.
Hatfield is accused of raping a girl repeatedly over the course of years, Crall said.
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