Couple indicted for growing marijuana in home

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Two people arrested last week in an Ironton drug raid have been indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury.

Charles McCall, 35, of 818 S. Eighth St., Ironton, was indicted on one count each of possession of powder cocaine, trafficking in powder cocaine, possession of marijuana, trafficking in marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of criminal tools. All of these charges have a firearm specification attached. His wife,

Suzanne McCall, 25, also of 818 S. Eighth St., was indicted on one count each of

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complicity to possession of powder cocaine, complicity to trafficking in powder cocaine, complicity to possession of marijuana, complicity to trafficking in marijuana, complicity to possession of marijuana and complicity to possession of criminal tools. As was the case with her husband, all of these charges have a firearm specification attached. The McCalls were arrested in a drug raid Tuesday night. During the raid, authorities sized 1,100 grams of powder cocaine, the largest amount powder cocaine ever confiscated in Lawrence County.

According to information from the Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office, the grand jury met Thursday and Friday and considered 35 cases; 33 indictments were handed down. There were nine secret drug-related indictments and nine secret indictments for criminal non-support. Others indicted were:

— Joseph McGranahan, 25, formerly of Ironton, now incarcerated at Ohio Correctional Reception Center in Orient, felonious assault. He was indicted on one count of felonious assault. He is accused of assaulting another inmate while he was incarcerated at the Lawrence County jail for other, earlier offenses.

4Marvin Cosper, 50, Toledo, one count each of aggravated burglary, felonious assault and kidnapping. He is accused of breaking into an Ironton residence and holding a woman at knife point Nov. 10.

4Perry Pruitt, 26, 21256 State Route 93, Pedro, grand theft.

4Ricky E .Schwab, 52, 1602 S. 11th St., Ironton, arson.

4Iva Charlene Kingery, 65, Huntington, W.Va., receiving stolen property.

4Kyle A. Davidson, 24, 2224 County Road 1, South Point, having a weapon under a disability.

4Kiff R. L. Bailey, 32, Brookeville, DUI.

4Dallas M. Bradshaw, 35, P. O. Box 1062, South Point, attempt to commit burglary.

4 Ricky Sipps, 47, 409 N. Kenova Road, South Point, one count each of burglary and complicity to burglary.

4 Robert T. Sperry, Jr., 18, Portsmouth, complicity to burglary.

4 Tabitha A. Colvin, 24, 721 S. Eighth St., Ironton, four counts of burglary, four counts of trafficking in drugs and one count each of breaking and entering, aggravated trafficking in drugs, aggravated possession of drugs and aggravated possession of marijuana.

— Randy Hardy, 24, 2439 South Fourth St., Ironton, and an alleged cohort of Colvin’s, four counts of burglary and one count of breaking and entering.