The Grayson County Grand Jury recently returned indictments against more than 12 suspects, including the woman who rammed her former boyfriend’s car, with him and a woman inside, and threatened to kill them in an April 29 incident near Caneyville.
Indicted on two counts of wanton endangerment and criminal mischief was 29-year-old Elanda Tidwell, of Madisonville. According to police, Tidwell arrived at her ex-boyfriend’s home on Sipes School Road and “threatened to kick in the door of the home.” Tidwell’s ex-boyfriend, along with his current girlfriend, attempted to flee the residence but Tidwell “rammed” the current girlfriend’s vehicle with her car several times (while the pair occupied the vehicle).
Tidwell’s arrest citation says she caused in excess of $1,000 damage to the vehicle.
The two victims left the residence in the damaged vehicle, with Tidwell following on Sipes School Road and then onto Richland Road, before the suspect began traveling west on Hwy 62 toward Ohio County.
According to the arrest citation, Tidwell’s ex and his girlfriend then followed Tidwell so as to give Grayson County Central Dispatch an accurate location on the suspect. At some point, Tidwell, slowed by a horse and buggy on the roadway, stopped her vehicle, exited the car, and threatened to kill her ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend. Tidwell then got back into her car and drove into Ohio County.
Upon Grayson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Fred Norder arriving on scene, he requested an Ohio County deputy locate Tidwell (law enforcement had been given a couple of different addresses Tidwell may have fled to in Ohio County).
Soon after, the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office found Tidwell and took her into custody. She was transported back to Grayson County and into the custody of Sgt. Norder.
In other indictments, five suspects were indicted as co-defendants for engaging in organized crime (criminal syndication), related to a local theft. The indictments regarding the organized crime charges says the suspects “committed the offense of engaging in organized crime when (they) participated in organizing a criminal syndicate; and/or provided material aid to the activities of a criminal syndicate; and/or directed activities of a criminal syndicate; and/or committed or conspired to commit or acted as an accomplice in the commission of theft.”
The five indicted were: Tamara L. Shelton, 32, of Hodgenville, 38-year-old Paul R. Bondora, of Cub Run, 28-year-old Raymond R. Reynolds, of Elizabethtown, 32-year-old Nicole M. Seafross, of Leitchfield, and 19-year-old Nicholas Sauer, also of Leitchfield.
Shelton, Reynolds and Bondora were also indicted for first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking or disposition of property, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and terroristic threatening; Seafross was indicted on all of those charges except possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
Sauer was additionally indicted for complicity to commit first-degree robbery and complicity to commit first-degree burglary.
Shelton, Reynolds, Bondora, and Seafross were given $50,000 bonds. Sauer was given a $10,000 bond.
Others indicted include:
James W. Brown, 52, of Eastview: Fleeing or evading police, DUI and speeding 26 mph or more over the speed limit.
Brown was given a $10,000 bond.
Brian Dean, 24, of Leitchfield: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of a controlled substance.
Dean was given $10,000 bond (10 percent cash).
Sara Moran, 27, of Leitchfield: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Moran was given a $10,000 bond (10 percent cash).
Rachel L. Sutton, 25, of Leitchfield: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of a controlled substance.
Sutton was given a $10,000 bond (10 percent cash).
Kenneth R. Ferguson, 34, of Leitchfield: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of a controlled substance.
Ferguson was given a $10,000 bond (10 percent cash).
(Dean, Moran, Sutton, and Ferguson are listed in the indictments as co-defendants.)
Brandon Carney, 25, of Mt. Washington: Two counts of receiving stolen property valued under $10,000.
Carney was given a $10,000 bond (25 percent cash).
Christopher L. VanMeter, 29, of Clarkson: Receiving stolen property valued under $10,000 and obscuring the identity of a machine (generator) valued over $500 but under $10,000.
VanMeter was given a $10,000 bond.
(Headline photo: Nicole Seafross)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
