Berea man indicted on sexual abuse charges

Richmond Register - 8/16/2017

Aug. 16--A Berea man has been indicted on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse after allegedly abusing a 13-year-old on Christmas day.

Shawn A. Jarvis, 38 at the time of his arrest in May, was indicted on the charges Aug. 9 by a Madison County grand jury.

According to the indictment, on or around Dec. 25, 2016, Jarvis forced the minor to touch his penis, and Jarvis masturbated in the presence of the minor.

Jarvis, of Joshua Circle, Berea, was arrested on a warrant on the charges in May.

The warrant stated the victim spoke with two separate child advocacy professionals on separate occasions and consistently disclosed the events that occurred that day.

First-degree sexual abuse is a Class D felony; each count is punishable by one of five years in prison.

A Richmond man accused of grabbing an officer's body cam and throwing it into the street and then driving off with an officer halfway in his vehicle was indicted Aug. 9 on numerous felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from the incident.

Matthew Dailey, 20 at the time of his arrest in May, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree wanton endangerment, a Class D felony; two counts fleeing police, one in the first-degree (a Class D felony) and one in the second-degree (a Class A misdemeanor); and misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest, operating under the influence, criminal mischief, possession of marijuana and leaving the scene of an accident.

The incident with the Richmond Police officer occurred after officers responded to a call that a blue Toyota SUV had run into a mailbox and left the scene, according to Dailey's arrest citation.

The vehicle was located at a Summerfield Court residence, where a party was in progress. Several partygoers, including Dailey, denied knowing who owned the vehicle. The vehicle was registered to a residence on the same street; as an officer proceeded to that address, Dailey was seen driving the SUV, the citation states. The officer stopped the SUV, and Dailey became angry and refused to step out of the vehicle; he grabbed the officer's body cam and threw it into the street. The officer opened the vehicle door and attempted to remove Dailey, who stepped on the gas pedal, beginning to drive, while the officer's body was still inside. The officer was forced to grab Dailey's steering wheel to avoid collision with two oncoming vehicles, the citation states.

The officer was eventually able to pull Dailey from the SUV, and then had to hurriedly get the vehicle in park before it ran into the intersection at Lancaster Ave. The officer's actions in stopping the vehicle enabled Dailey to take off on foot, the citation notes. Dailey refused to obey commands to stop, but then ran back to his SUV where he was taken into custody.

One of two men charged with firing shots outside a Berea home in May endangering a woman in a nearby residence could face up to 10 years in prison after being indicted on two Class D felonies.

Lenyol Marcum, of Winchester, was indicted on a first-degree wanton endangerment charge and a tampering with physical evidence charge.

According to his arrest citation, Marcum, along with Jacob A. Levy, of George Street, Berea, shot at least three bullets from a handgun into the ground of a George Street home.

They were arrested after a witness called police saying she heard gunshots from a nearby residence, then observed two men, one of which the witness said pointed a firearm at her home.

Responding officers noted that both men had been drinking. A handgun was found inside the home buried in the sofa cushions, the citation states. The witness identified Levy as the man who pointed a gun at her house, but March stated the gun belonged to him and that he had fired the shots.

Three spent shell casings and three smoking holes were found on the ground. Officers noted that the shots had been fired into the ground, but toward the nearby residence.

John Sergent, 28, who was arrested by Richmond police in June and charged with receiving stolen property, after they said he was found driving a stolen vehicle, was not indicted on the felony receiving stolen property charge. Sergent was indicted on a lesser misdemeanor charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He also was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of theft by unlawful taking. Sergent had just shoplifted items from a Dollar General store when found in the allegedly stolen vehicle, according to his arrest citation.

Other indictments returned Aug. 9 include:

--Jeffery P. Tarter, 22, of Berea; first-degree wanton endangerment, a Class D felony; three counts Class D felony charges of criminal mischief; first-degree possession, a Class D felony; and misdemeanor charges of possessing drug paraphernalia and leaving the scene of an accident. According to his indictment, Tarter drove a vehicle recklessly, causing damage to three vehicles. At the time, he possessed methamphetamine and syringes and a scale, the indictment states. Tarter was listed in June as having an active Madison County warrant on a charge of fraudulent use of a credit card.

--Douglas L. Marshall, tampering with physical evidence, a Class D felony; and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and second-degree fleeing or evading police. The indictment notes that Marshall swallowed a quantity of a substance.

--Ricky Lee Abney, receiving stolen property, a Class D felony; and a misdemeanor carrying a concealed deadly weapon charge. Abney possessed a 1988 Toyota truck that he knew had been stolen, the indictment alleges.

--Randy Frost, third-degree burglary, a Class D felony; and first-degree persistent felony offender.

--Christopher D. Chasteen, second-degree escape, a Class D felony; and second-degree persistent felony offender.

--Taylor Thompson, second-degree escape, first-degree persistent felony offender.

The Aug. 9 grand jury also returned several indictments on first-degree bail jumping charges. The charge is a Class D felony. Those included:

--Timothy Shelby

--Jennifer T. Higgins

--Ismael Castorina

--Wendy Mink

--Ernest Jones

--Brandon Noble

--Kimberly J. Hall

--Sonoa Neville