A former Ironton resident sentenced earlier this year to federal prison for his part in a drug scheme has been indicted by a Lawrence County Grand Jury on an assault charge.

Lawrence D. Jenkins, 40, formerly of Ironton, was indicted on one count of felonious assault. This stems from an altercation outside a bar in downtown Ironton Nov. 3, 2002, during which a woman was injured. Jenkins is currently serving 12 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug charges.

Jenkins was arrested in July 2002 along with former physician Randall McCollister, but was released on bond until the resolution of the case. He was sentenced last month on the federal charges and now faces state drug charges in connection with the McCollister case.

In all, the grand jury returned indictments against 10 people after hearing testimony in cases Monday and Tuesday. Three of the indictments are secret. One secret indictment stems from a burglary, and the other two are drug-related. Others indicted include:

4Steven D. Henson, 37, of 46 Franklin St., South Point, was indicted on one count of the illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a detention facility. Henson is accused of smuggling marijuana on his person into the Lawrence County Jail March 2 while he was being arrested on another charge.

4Lori Jean Viars, 32, of 207 Ridgeway, Coal Grove, was indicted on two counts of theft from the elderly. She is accused of stealing $100 in cash from one woman and a purse containing money, jewelry and other items from another woman earlier this year.

4Cambridge E. Williams, 41, of Flatwoods, Ky., was indicted on one count of fourth degree felony DUI and one count of escape. Williams was stopped by Ironton police officers March 15, and was allegedly taken to the police station for a breathalyzer test. While he was at the

4Hershel Vanhoose, 29, listed as homeless, faces two counts of gross sexual imposition, and was scheduled to be arraigned on those charges yesterday afternoon. One of the incidents took place March 16, the other took place sometimes between Nov. 2, 2002 and March 16 of this year.

4Leslie Clark, Jr., 39, of 77 Private Drive 6681, Chesapeake, was indicted on two counts of corrupting another with drugs. The incidents for which he was indicted took place between August 1, 2002 and Jan. 31, 2003.

4Kevin E. DePriest. 41, of 339 Peter Cave Hollow Road, Pedro, was indicted on one count of domestic violence.