Published: September 11, 2008 10:11 pm      

Murder suspect among those indicted by Fayette grand jury

A Fayette County man charged with the shooting death of another Fayette man in March was among a host of people indicted this week by a county grand jury.

Rocky Dale Wriston, 36, of the Rebecca Lane area of Gatewood, was arrested April 1 in the Bradshaw Mountain area of McDowell County. He is accused of fatally shooting William Lee McGraw, 52, who lived at the end of Rowe Hollow Road off Gatewood Road in Oak Hill.

McGraw’s body was discovered at his residence by his brother on the morning of March 29. He was last seen alive the previous afternoon when his brother drove him home from work, police said.

McGraw, who reportedly lived alone and worked at a local motel, is thought to have died from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Police have theorized the apparent motive for the shooting was the theft of prescription pain medication.

The grand jury handed up its indictments Wednesday, and those on the list are expected to report to Fayette County Circuit Court on Sept. 19 for arraignments.



The following individuals are to report at 9 p.m. Sept. 19 in the courtroom of Fayette County Circuit Court Judge John Hatcher for arraignment.

Gary L. Adkins, fleeing from an officer in a vehicle while under the influence of marijuana and/or cocaine; driving under the influence of marijuana and/or cocaine; second-offense driving while license revoked; brandishing a deadly weapon; obstructing an officer; operating an all-terrain vehicle on a center line road.

Scotty E. Booth, sexual assault in the first degree (two counts); sexual abuse in the first degree (two counts).

George W. Bumm, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to delivery (two counts).

Roger L. Carroll, third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol by driving with blood alcohol concentration of eight hundreds of one percent or more, by weight; third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol.

Antowand L. Conliffe, forgery (14 counts); uttering (14 counts)

Gustavia L. Crowder, aka, Bebe Crowder, robbery in the first degree; third-offense domestic battery; battery on a police officer.

Amanda Gray, attempting to obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge (two counts).

Benjamin J. Hill, sexual assault in the first degree (four counts).

John B. Lafferty, child abuse resulting in injury.

Glen L. Neal, third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol; fleeing from an officer in a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

Mary E. Robinson, fraudulent use of a bank conveyance or access device (five counts); misappropriation or misuse of funds of an elder person by means of deception.

John R. Stover, sexual assault in the second degree; domestic battery.

Regina A. Wagner, forgery; uttering.

Rocky D. Wriston, murder,.

Michael W. Young, third-offense driving under the influence of alcohol; fleeing from an officer in a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; child neglect resulting in injury; driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury; driving while license revoked for driving under the influence of alcohol; failure to maintain insurance.



The following individuals are to report at 1 p.m. Sept. 19 in the courtroom of Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Paul Blake for arraignment.

Michael D. Ashmore, failure to register a change of address as required of a sex offender required to register for life.

Daniel J. Bowyer, sexual assault in the second degree (two counts); possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Michael L. Canterbury, sexual abuse in the first degree (two counts); sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or a person in a position of trust to a child (two counts).

Blake Coleman, manufacturing a controlled substance.

Rebekah Coulter, attempting to obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge.

William E. Fleshman III, malicious assault.

William E. Fleshman III, breaking and entering; petit larceny.

Jaimee M. Johnson, breaking and entering; petit larceny.

Carrie L. Vest, breaking and entering; petit larceny.

David E. Vest, breaking and entering; second-offense petit larceny.

Phillip L. Gray, malicious assault.

Jerry L. Kincaid, third-offense driving while license revoked for driving under the influence of alcohol; driving under the influence of alcohol by driving with blood alcohol concentration of eight hundreds of one percent or more, by weight; driving under the influence of alcohol.

William J. Morgan, delivery of a controlled substance.

Navua W. Perez, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.

Crystal L. Russell, breaking and entering; attempted petit larceny.

Samantha Fulton, breaking and entering; attempted petit larceny.

Jonathan M. Shumaker, manufacturing a controlled substance; possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.

Michael S. Tenney, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (three counts).

David A. Walton, breaking and entering; attempted petit larceny.

David A. Walton, wanton endangerment involving a firearm; possession of a firearm by a prohibited person; driving while license revoked.

Randall L. Wilson, burglary; grand larceny.

John Norman, burglary; grand larceny.

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