A Columbus man with prior convictions could face a life sentence if convicted on a recent 12-count indictment which carries firearm specifications and repeat violent offender classifications.
Dewaughn I. Morgan, 24, currently lodged in the Logan County Jail, was charged in a Logan County grand jury indictment with five counts of first-degree felony kidnapping and three counts of second-degree felonious assault. Each of the eight felony counts have enhancements for possessing a firearm while committing a felony, using a firearm to commit a felony and a repeated violent offender specification.
If the enhancements are applied upon conviction on the charges, Morgan could face up to 32 additional years in prison for the firearms specifications and a life sentence as a repeat violent offender.
The grand jury indictment also charged Morgan with assault, a felony of the fourth degree; carrying a concealed weapon, a felony of the fourth degree; and two counts of having weapons while under disability, felonies of the third degree.
Morgan was arrested Nov. 28 after a traffic stop on U.S. Route 33 near East Liberty.
The Logan County Prosecutor’s Office investigated his past and learned about a 2016 felonious assault conviction in Allen County. Morgan also was convicted in 2010 of a delinquency count of rape in Franklin County.
His most recent arrest occurred after deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office stopped a 20-year-old female motorist from Sidney for an unreadable license plate around 12:25 a.m. There was a 14-year-old girl in the vehicle with the driver and Morgan.
Morgan was unable to provide any identification and lied about his name. He admitted to smoking marijuana which led deputies to conduct probable cause search of the vehicle.
A 9 mm handgun was found in the glove box in front of Morgan’s location inside the vehicle, deputies report.
He and the driver were taken into custody after both denied ownership of the gun.
Once at the Logan County Jail, the driver told deputies she and the 14-year-old were held captive at gunpoint in the car and at locations in Columbus before setting out for Lima.
He reportedly held the gun against the driver’s head and struck her with it around 10 times.
Deputies noted there were blond hairs on the gun similar to the victim’s hair.
Other indictments charged the following:
• Angelo E. Wiggins, 31, at large: failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a felony of the third degree; and misdemeanor possession of marijuana;
• Keith A. Shepard, 39, of Bellefontaine: aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Austin M. Stewart, 19, of Bellefontaine: tampering with evidence, a felony of the third degree; two counts of possession of hashish, felonies of the fifth degree; and possessing criminal tools, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Olivia Beiermann-Tilley, 20, of Gillespie, Ill.: aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Anthony R. Flowers, 35, of Dayton: burglary, a felony of the second degree; unauthorized use of a vehicle, a felony of the fifth degree; and misdemeanor counts of petty theft, violating a protection order, assault and criminal damaging or endangering;
• Jason P. Hutchinson, 40, of Fairborn: aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Dewayne L. Brown, 37, of Dayton: three counts of trafficking in cocaine, felonies of the fifth degree; and misdemeanor possession of marijuana;
• Nathaniel P. Ayers, 34, of Celina: three counts of aggravated possession of drugs, felonies of the fifth degree;
• Lauren E. Frank, 25, of Lima: aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; and misdemeanor counts of illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia and open container of alcohol;
• Cambridge Van Williams, 43, of New Lexington: aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; and possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Marie E. Rivers, 63, of Kenton: receiving stolen property, a felony of the fourth degree;
• Jeffrey A. Rivers, 60, of Kenton: grand theft, a felony of the fourth degree;
• Edward S. Langley Jr., 35, of Kenton: grand theft, a felony of the fourth degree;
• Quentin L. Austin, 37, of Kenton: possession of cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Jennifer L. Titus, 36, of Dayton: aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the third degree; possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a felony of the fifth degree; and misdemeanor counts of possession of drugs and endangering children;
• Dustin R. Harber, 38, of Lorain County Correctional Institution: possession of cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Jock L. Freeman, 44, of Columbus: trafficking in cocaine, a felony of the fourth degree; and possession of cocaine, a felony of the fourth degree;
• Olivia M. Sanford, 26, of Zanesfield: aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Darla K. Moore, 58, of Bellefontaine: two counts of grand theft, felonies of the fourth degree; five counts of theft from a person in a protected class, felonies of the fourth degree; four counts of theft, felonies of the fifth degree; and two misdemeanor counts of petty theft;
• Mindi I. Brown, 42, of Richwood: aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; trespass in a habitation, a felony of the fourth degree; illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, a felony of the third degree; and aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Calvin L. Davis Jr., 56, of Bellefontaine: two counts of felonious assault, felonies of the second degree; and menacing by stalking, a felony of the fourth degree;
• Kathryn Anderson, 66 of Bellefontaine: assault, a felony of the fourth degree; and misdemeanor disorderly conduct;
• Karen S. Schloss, 55, of Columbus: possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a felony of the fifth degree;
• Jon S. Pringle, 48, of Lakeview: five counts of vandalism, felonies of the fifth degree; and misdemeanor criminal damaging or endangering;
• Javory D. Stookey, 37, of Marysville: identity fraud, a felony of the fifth degree; aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the third degree; and misdemeanr illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia;
• Harry M. Echipare, 39, of Bellefontaine: menacing by stalking, a felony of the fourth degree; and two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence;
• Matthew D. Moore, 29, of Quincy: theft, a felony of the fifth degree; and
• Jacob T. Cyrus, 37, of Columbus: felonious assault, a felony of the second degree; menacing by stalking, a felony of the fourth degree; and misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and telecommunications harassment
