Alleged drug traffickers also arraigned

 

A Chesapeake man accused of fatally shooting his wife’s alleged lover was arraigned Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

William Elkins Sr., 54, of 3493 County Road 31, pleaded not guilty to a single count of aggravated murder. He was indicted in June by a grand jury, which also found a specification that Elkins was in possession of a firearm at the time of the alleged crime.

Elkins was arrested by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office after deputies received a disturbance call at the man’s home.

According to a release from the sheriff’s office, Elkins came home and found his friend, Ricky L. Crager, 57, of South Point, with his wife. There was an alleged argument and Elkins allegedly shot Crager twice in the chest with a small caliber handgun. Elkins then allegedly threatened his wife with the gun.

When deputies arrived, they found Crager lying on the front porch. Elkins allegedly retreated into the residence when he saw the deputies. Elkins surrendered a short time later.

Elkins is being held on a $1 million bond and a pretrial was set for July 15.

In a separate case, Paula M. Thibodaux, 45, Brandon L. Thibodaux, 29, Ashley N. Thibodaux, 24, and Terry Lee Corbin, 59, all of 826 S. Tenth St., Ironton, all pleaded not guilty to various drug charges.

The four were arraigned Wednesday.

Paula Thibodaux is charged with second-degree aggravated trafficking in drugs and trafficking in drugs. Brandon Thibodaux is charged with counts of third- and second-degree trafficking in drugs. Ashley Thibodaux is charged with second-degree complicity to trafficking in drugs and trafficking in drugs. Corbin is charged with second-degree aggravated trafficking in drugs and trafficking in drugs as well as two counts of fourth-degree trafficking in drugs.

Bond was set at $100,000 cash or surety for each defendant and pretrials were set for July 15.

In other cases:

• Larry F. Jenkins, 18, of 502 Township Road 179, Ironton, was arraigned on a first-degree count of rape, to which he pleaded not guilty. Cooper set bond at $150,000 cash or surety and a pretrial was set for July 15.

• Latosha Ackison, 26, of 841 Dutch Colony Drive, Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of drugs. Retired Judge Richard Walton, filing in for Judge D. Scott Bowling, sentenced the woman to 43 days in jail time served and a $500 fine.

• Frank Todd Hill, 42, of 2206 S. Eighth St., Ironton, was arraigned on a count of third-degree complicity to trafficking in heroin and two third-, one fourth- and one fifth-degree count of trafficking in heroin, to which he pleaded not guilty.

Walton set bond at $50,000 cash or surety plus own-recognizance. A pretrial was set for July 8.

• Edward S. Holsinger, 45, of 1117 S. Third St. Apt. 1, Ironton, was arraigned on three fourth-degree counts of trafficking in drugs, to which he pleaded not guilty. Bond was set at $25,000 cash, surety and OR. A pretrial was set for July 8.

• Brian K. Williams, 36, of 70 Private Road 302, South Point, was arraigned on two counts of fifth-degree trafficking in heroin, to which he pleaded not guilty. Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety and OR. A pretrial was set for July 15.