06/08/2026
Meigs County Prosecutor James K. Stanley...
June 2026 Grand Jury Returns Indictments
Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James K. Stanley announces that on June 3, 2026, the Meigs County Grand Jury returned indictments against the following:
James Bergman, III, 54, of Cutler, Ohio, was indicted for one count of felonious assault, a felony of the second degree, and one count of domestic violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree. The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office investigated this matter.
Christopher Conley, 35, of Portland, Ohio, was indicted for one count of domestic violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree, and three counts of gross sexual imposition, each a felony of the third degree. The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services, Children Services, investigated this matter.
William Fink, 37, of Chauncey, Ohio, was indicted for one count of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, a felony of the fourth degree. The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and the Major Crimes Task Force investigated this matter.
Jay Hunley, 44, of Vinton, Ohio, was indicted for one count of failure to comply with order or signal of a police officer, a felony of the third degree, one count of obstructing official business, a felony of the fifth degree, and one count of resisting arrest, a misdemeanor of the second degree. The Middleport Police Department investigated this matter.
Derek Mays, 44, of Reedsville, Ohio, was indicted for one count of having weapons while under disability, a felony of the third degree, and one count of tampering with evidence, a felony of the third degree. The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office investigated this matter.
Robert Thorla, 47, of Racine, Ohio, was indicted for two counts of possession of drugs, each a felony of the fifth degree. The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and the Major Crimes Task Force investigated this matter.
Nathan Wolfe, 32, of Middleport, Ohio, was indicted for one count of felonious assault, a felony of the second degree, and one count of endangering children, a misdemeanor of the third degree. The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services, Children Services, investigated this matter.
All cases will proceed in Meigs County Court of Common Pleas.
Possible penalties for first and second degree felonies committed on or after March 22, 2019 include: felonies of the first degree- a minimum sentence of 3 to11 years in prison with an indefinite maximum sentence of up to 16.5 years in prison and up to a $20,000 fine; felonies of the second degree- a minimum sentence of 2 to 8 years in prison with an indefinite maximum sentence of up to 12 years in prison and up to a $15,000 fine. Possible penalties for felonies of the third, fourth, and fifth degree include: felonies of the third degree- 9 to 36 months in prison and up to a $10,000 fine; felonies of the fourth degree- 6 to 18 months in prison and up to a $5,000 fine; felonies of the fifth degree- 6 to 12 months in prison and up to a $2,500 fine. For most felonies of the fourth and fifth degrees, sentencing guidelines found in the Ohio Revised Code require first-time offenders to be sentenced to community control unless certain conditions exist permitting the imposition of a prison sentence.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
