Crimes/Punishment News

Calhoun Grand Jury Indicts Six

Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffreys announced today that the Calhoun May Term Grand Jury returned the following six indictments on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023.


Forrest Hammer
, 33, McFarland, WV

  • Sexual Abuse in the First Degree

Shannon Marie Brown, 37, Millstone, WV

  • Manufacturing a Controlled Substance (Marijuana)
  • Conspiracy to Commit a Felony
  • Child Neglect Creating Risk of Injury (x2)

Stephen Dewayne Kilgore, 38, Orma, WV

  • Failure to Register or Provide Notice of Regitration Changes 

Gelinda Jean Skaggs, 47, Newton, WV

  • Conspiracy to Commit a Violation of Chater 60A
  • Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance

John Eric Hunt, 41, Newton, WV

  • Conspiracy to Commit a Violation of Chater 60A
  • Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance

April Dawn Carpenter, 35, Chloe, WV

  • Conspiracy to Commit a Violation of Chater 60A

An indictment is merely an accusation, all individuals are innocent until proven guilty.

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