A Lawrence County grand jury returned 17 indictment this week.

The following is information provided by the office of Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson:

• Richard E. Ellis, 43, of 607 W. 12th St., Huntington, theft from an elderly person;

• Charles C. Riley, 26, of 11287 County Road 1, Chesapeake, possession of drugs and misdemeanor endangering children, possession of drug abuse instruments and possession of drug paraphernalia;

• Melissa Doss, 28, of 11287 County Road 1, Chesapeake, possession of drugs and misdemeanor endangering children, possession of drug abuse instruments and possession of drug paraphernalia;

• Ashley Cremeans, 25, of 6774 Mud River Road, Barboursville, possession of drugs;

• Kristopher Garretson, 24, of 155 Coleman Hill Road, Hamlin, W.Va., illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordinance or illegal possession of object indistinguishable from a firearm into a school safety zone, possession of drugs;

• Randy G. Vaughn II, 31, of 1157 Bloss Branch Road, Lavalette, West Virginia, breaking and entering;

• Shayla Perkins, 23, of 3341 State Route 243, Ironton, burglary;

• Terry Dolin, 57, of 4561 Blankenship Road, Huntington, theft;

• Michael A. Pennington, 24, of 10908 County Road 4, Pedro, burglary;

• James Robert Bailey, 34, of 704 Lane St., Coal Grove, possession of drugs, and misdemeanor possession of drug abuse instruments, resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia;

• Stephanie A. Harrison, 48, of 1452 McCormick Road, Gallipolis, complicity to theft from an elderly person;

• Brody A. Green, 26, of 66 Township Road 1419 Apt. 3, Proctorville, theft from an elderly person;

• Jessica M. Green, 23, of 151 Maple Grove Road, complicity to theft from an elderly person;

• Lori D. Walker, 34, of 209 Wilgus St., Proctorville, receiving stolen property;

• Ryan Detamore, 22, of 105 Township Road 1057 Apt. A, Proctorville, theft of a motor vehicle and theft;

• Jason Hudson, 40, of 1599 Township Road 158, Chesapeake, receiving stolen property.

An indictment is a formal allegation that an individual has committed a crime. The accused are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.