MOUNT VERNON — A Brinkhaven man was charged with felony OVI by the Knox County grand jury Monday.
J-Ro L. Sharp, 35, was indicted on four charges; operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a fourth-degree felony; failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony; driving under financial responsibility law suspension or cancellation, an unclassified misdemeanor and open container, a minor misdemeanor.
The charges stem from an incident May 18 where Sharp allegedly tried to elude a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop.
It was determined that Sharp was driving with a suspended license and was allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol, which is his fourth violation overall and first felony. He had previously been convicted of OVI in Feb. 18, 2003, again in May 29, 2009 and in June 19, 2009.
Also indicted by the Monday session of the grand jury were:
Colton L. Hill, 32, Mount Vernon, was indicted on charges of receiving stolen property, a felony of the fifth degree, and misuse of credit cards, a fifth-degree felony; Derek S. Weber, 38, Mount Vernon, was indicted on two domestic violence charges, both fourth-degree felonies; Jakob R. Elkins, 20, Howard, was indicted on charges of theft, a felony of the fifth degree, and misuse of credit cards, a fifth-degree felony; Connie J. Starmer, 50, Mount Vernon, was indicted on the fifth-degree felony charge of theft; Joshua A. Kirkpatrick, 45, Utica, was indicted on a charge of theft, a felony of the fifth degree; James D. Stone, 32, Mount Vernon, was indicted on the fourth-degree felony charge of illegal possessing of drug documents, where he had allegedly possessed a false or forged prescription for a controlled substance; David L. McCoy, Jr., 33, Mount Vernon, was indicted on a charge of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; Shane P. Cody, 39, Mount Vernon, was indicted on a third-degree felony charge of aggravated possession of drugs; Joy L. Swope, 54, Mount Vernon, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony charge of aggravated possession of drugs; Justin L. Bean, 32, Mount Vernon, was indicted on charges of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; Shannon E. Green, 41, Fredericktown, was indicted on charges of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
