PINEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office presented 26 cases to the grand jury during the September 2025 term of court on September 8.

The grand jury found sufficient evidence to return indictments against multiple individuals on charges ranging from drug offenses to violent crimes and sexual offenses.

Those indicted include: • Melissa Jean Jewell, 58, of Oceana – three counts of taking the identity of another. • Joseph Harrison Smith, 64, of Oceana – failure to register as a sexual offender, second offense. • Gregory Stacy, 39, of Brenton – burglary, assault, brandishing a deadly weapon, and trespassing. • Bernard Lee Thomas, 63, of Bud – two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. • Scott Christopher Riffee, 52, o

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