BY ROGER SMITH
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN
INEZ — A Martin County grand jury targeted seven individuals in 10 true bills Thursday. The charges range from first-degree burglary and assault by means of a deadly weapon to credit card theft and bail jumping.
Dennis Allen Maynard, 38, of Little Peter Cave Road, Lovely, faces charges in two separate true bills.
The first indictment charges Maynard with burglary in the third degree. The grand jury claims Maynard, acting alone or in complicity with Jeremy Jarvis, entered a garage owned by Kaitlyn Ward in Pilgrim with the intent to commit the crime of theft Sept. 5, 2023. The court set bail at $5,000.
In a second true bill, the grand jury brings charges of assault in the second degree and criminal trespass in the second degree against Maynard. The indictment claims Maynard assaulted David Grace of Lovely, causing physical injury to Grace by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument Sept. 16, 2023. It also alleges he entered and remained on Grace’s property in Lovely. The court set bail at $10,000 for the second indictment.
Jeremy Jarvis, 36, of Little Rockcastle Road, Inez, faces charges in two separate true bills.
The first indictment charges Jarvis of burglary in the third degree and persistent felony offender in the second degree. The grand jury accuses Jarvis, acting alone or in complicity with Dennis Maynard, of entering a garage owned by Kaitlyn Ward in Pilgrim with the intent to commit the crime of theft Sept. 5, 2023. The indictment states Jarvis was previously convicted of a prior felony for which a sentence imposed a term of imprisonment of one year or more and that he either completed service of the sentence, was on some form of legal release or discharge, or escaped from custody within five years of the instant offense. The court set bail at $5,000.
In a second true bill, the grand jury brings charges of burglary in the first degree, persistent felony offender in the second degree, and theft of stolen credit/debit cards (more than two cards) against Jarvis.
The indictment claims Jarvis entered Scott and Diana Siegel’s dwelling in Lovely with the intent to commit a crime Nov. 20, 2023, and that while in the dwelling or during the immediate flight from the dwelling was armed with a deadly weapon.
According to the indictment, authorities caught Jarvis with two or more credit or debit cards belonging to Scott Siegel and Diana Kay Triplett (Siegel).
The grand jury again states Jarvis was convicted of a prior felony within five years of the instant offense. The court set bail at $25,000 for the second indictment.
Ronda Salmons, 54, of Blacklog Road, Inez, faces an indictment charging her with wanton endangerment in the first degree, two counts of assault in the third degree (police/probation officer), assault in the fourth degree, and menacing.
The grand jury claims that Salmons’ conduct Dec. 9, 2023, created a substantial danger to Kenny Crum. According to the indictment, Salmons also physically assaulted or attempted to assault Deputy Chris Sesco with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office and District 4 Constable Brad Preece. On the fourth-degree assault charge, the indictment alleges Salmons assaulted Kenny Crum and states that she placed Crum, Sesco and Preece in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury. The court set bail at $5,000.
Martin Gillespie, 50, of Little Peter Cave Road, Lovely, faces multiple charges, including fleeing/evading in the first degree, persistent felony in the first degree, wanton endangerment in the first degree (police officer), no registration plates and no/expired registration plates.
The grand jury accuses Gillespie of committing the offenses Jan. 10. According to the indictment, he disregarded signals and commands to stop given by Martin County Sheriff John Kirk, who “had reasonable suspicion that the defendant had committed a crime” and did so with the intent to flee, avoid or elude his arrest.
The indictment states Gillespie was previously convicted of two prior felonies for which the sentence imposed a term of imprisonment of one year or more and that he either completed the sentence, was on some form of legal release or discharge, or escaped custody within five years of the instant offense.
On the wanton endangerment charge, the indictment states Gillespie’s conduct created a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to Sheriff John Kirk.
Finally, the grand jury alleges Gillespie operated a motor vehicle on a Kentucky roadway without a proper registration plate. The court set bail at $5,000.
Austin T. Jackson, 26, of Hode Road, Warfield, stands accused of bail jumping in the first degree in two separate true bills. Both indictments allege Jackson failed to appear in court for bond revocation hearings Dec. 21, 2023. The court set bail at $5,000 for each indictment.
Zachary Delong, 27, of Setser Branch, Debord, faces a charge of bail jumping in the first degree for allegedly failing to appear in court for a sentencing hearing Jan. 18. The court set bail at $5,000.
Ersel Crum, 54, of Dalton Crum Road, Inez, was indicted on bail jumping in the first degree for allegedly failing to appear in court for a pretrial conference Nov. 2, 2023. The court set bail at $5,000.