INDEPENDENCE — A Grayson County Circuit Court grand jury issued sealed indictments against 22 people when it met on Jan. 27, with more than half of them involving drug-related crimes.
The indictments were unsealed after arrests were made and made public. According to court records, the following people were indicted:
• Brandi Davidson Alley, Galax — sale, gift or distribution of a Schedule 2 controlled substance (meth).
• James Michael Dunford, Galax — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Karen Ellie Freeman, Independence — sale, gift or distribution of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Shawn Franklin Frye, Independence — sale, gift or distribution of a Schedule III controlled substance (buprenophine and naloxone).
• David Lee Glass, Independence — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Brooke Denise Gleason, Galax — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Evan Lee Hendrix, Galax — sale, gift or distribution of a Schedule II controlled substance, 2nd offense (meth).
• Sheena Shalette Huff, Hillsville — sale, gift or distribution of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Tana Lawson Isom, Fries — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Autumn Rose Johnson, Fries — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• David Alexander Musick, Galax — possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance (meth); possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (psilocin); possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Noah Dequay, New River Valley Regional Jail, Dublin — possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a violent felony.
• Elijah Wayne Ramsey Jr., Independence — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• David Anthony Poole, Woodlawn — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Elizabeth Smallwood, Independence — four charges for the sale, gift or distribution of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Joshua Edward Stanley, Galax — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Wyndom Taylor Thornton, Galax — conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana and possession with the intent to distribute marijuana.
• Austin Blake Cagle, Galax — robbery, grand larceny and statutory burglary at night.
• Justin Maurice Yacovielle, Galax — two counts for the sale, gift or distribution of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Amanda Meredith Ratliff, Sparta, N.C. — two counts for possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
• Dylan Blake Sweckler, Dublin — conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana.
• John W. Bond, Galax — possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (meth).
An indictment indicates that a grand jury found sufficient evidence for a case to go to trial, and does not indicate guilt. All of those indicted are innocent until proven guilty.