Wood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson personally filed charges against a Columbus man for reportedly
threatening a judge.
Jermaine Cortez King, 38, has been charged in a May 6 incident for intimidation and retaliation in regard
to a public servant, party official or witness.
“He threatened a judge and this prosecutor’s office does not take that lightly. That’s why I personally
am taking this case and will prosecute him for his actions,” Dobson said.
The two counts relate to another case currently in process with King for money laundering and possessing
criminal tools. The intimidation charge and the retaliation charge are both third-degree felonies.
In other indictments, four different individuals were recently charged with counterfeiting. They were
among 28 persons indicted on Sept. 19 by a Wood County Grand Jury.
Brian Keith Woodland, Jerome Christopher Tyson and Andre Demone Hall, and Chad Nungester are all facing
charges on counterfeiting.
Woodland, 44, of Highland Park, Michigan, is facing two counts of counterfeiting, two counts of forgery
and possessing criminal tools. On May 15, he allegedly forged a Pennsylvania drivers license, and was
listed with the possibility of having to forfeit a weapon, a card reader and a cell phone, all involved
in his alleged crimes.
Woodland’s co-defendant, Tyson, 31, of Detroit, is facing two counts of counterfeiting along with two
counts of forgery, tampering with records, tampering with evidence and possession of criminal tools, in
the same incident.
Hall, of Westland, Michigan, allegedly attempted to purchase a cell phone and a set of air pods with a
fraudulent identification and credit card on July 20. After being arrested, he was reportedly found to
have five counterfeit $100 bills.
Nungester, 29, Findlay, bought a MacBook on May 27 in a private sale for $300. When the victim looked
closer at the three $100 bills, she reportedly found them all to have the same serial number.
Others indicted include:
• Co defendants Nicholas Allen Mipe, 31, Toledo; James A. Skiles, 35, Delta; and James Anthony Hame, 46,
Walbridge, each for related crimes involving the same victim. Each man was indicted with grand theft,
theft from a person in a protected class, and one or two counts of misuse of credit cards from March 1
to May 31, 2018, involving more than $7,500. Skiles is facing only one count of misuse of credit cards,
but is also facing one count of receiving stolen property.
• Co-defendants Nicholas Ray Dorris, 26, Lima, and Michael Trashawn Giltz, 27, Toledo, each with two
counts of criminal trespassing for their actions in Rossford, three counts of petty theft, one count of
theft, one count of identity fraud and one count of receiving stolen property. The latter three charges
are all felony offenses; the criminal trespass and petty theft counts are misdemeanor offenses. All of
these charges stem from trespassing as well as attempted and actual car break-ins around Rossford on
Aug. 13.
• Co-defendants Darius Javon Edwards, 24, and Phillip Michael Brown, 29, both of Toledo, for theft of
more than $1,200 in merchandise from Kohl’s in Perrysburg Township on July 24. They allegedly loaded up
a cart and walked out with the merchandise.
• Justice Deanna Milan Hoy, 25, Toledo, for theft and identity fraud as a result of fraudulent use of
credit card of another in excess of $1,000 in and around Feb. 15 for a room charge and room service
charges at a Rossford business.
• Michael Jason Lawhorn, 42, Continental, for tampering with evidence on Sept. 3.
• Co-defendants Denzel Michael Turnage, 23, Amherst, New York; Zachery Tyler Mednick, 26, Williamsville,
New York; Lamont Ramon Thompson, 25, Amherst, New York; and Brian Gonzales-Licea, 24, Hamburg, New York,
each with identical charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs, trafficking in marijuana, trafficking in
hashish, aggravated possession of drugs and possession of hashish for their actions on March 19.
• Mason Deronne Parter, 32, Redford, Michigan, for two counts of selling, purchasing or delivering
dangerous drugs on June 25.
• Briana Siler, 23, Swanton, for possession of cocaine and possession of heroin for her actions July 24.
• Kari Lyn Krise, 32, Toledo, for possession of cocaine, possession of drug abuse instruments and illegal
use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Jennifer Lynn Bastian, 35, Delta, for theft of drugs involving klonopin on March 9.
• Skyler Bart Osborn, 23, Connorsville, Indiana, for aggravated trafficking in drugs, trafficking in
marijuana and driving under suspension or in violation of license restriction after he was stopped on
Interstate 75 on July 14. His indictment includes a possible forfeiture of a cell phone.
• Isaac Daniel-Keller Mathis, 38, Monroeville, with two counts of aggravated possession of drug and one
count of possession of drugs stemming from his actions at a Rossford motel on June 13.
