June 4, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
Two men charged in separate child sex crimes have been indicted by the DeKalb County Grand Jury.
66 year old William Kenneth Phillips of Wendy Cut Street, Dowelltown and 67 year old Rick Allen Meurer of West Main Street, Smithville will be arraigned in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Tuesday, June 9.
The grand jury returned indictments in the cases against both men Tuesday.
Phillips is indicted for rape, sexual battery by an authority figure, and incest.
According to the indictment, Phillips did unlawfully, intentionally and knowingly expose himself and by force or coercion have sexual contact with a 14 year old girl between the months of May and August 2018
Meanwhile Meurer is indicted for 2 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
The indictments allege that on December 10, 2019 Meurer did knowingly possess material that includes minors engaged in sexual activity.
Phillips and Meurer are among 31 persons indicted by the grand jury for various crimes.
The others are as follows:
David Dewayne Anderson: driving on a suspended license (3rd offense), simple possession of a schedule II drug, evading arrest, evading arrest with a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment, and possession of drug paraphernalia
David Dewayne Anderson and Brandon Wayne Hutchings: theft over $60,000
Lonnie JB Brown: simple possession of a schedule II drug and possession of drug paraphernalia
David Nathan Conaway: burglary, auto burglary (2 counts), and theft over $2,500
Sandra Lee Clark: harassment
Jacob Daniel Demps: violation of bond conditions
Albert Wayne Fisher, Jr.: second degree murder
Pablo Flores: driving under the influence (2nd offense), driving on a revoked license, and violation of the implied consent law
Richard James Horst: driving under the influence and DUI per se
Mary Michelle Johnson: simple possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine), simple possession of a schedule III drug (Buprenorphine), possession of drug paraphernalia
Natasha Gail Judkins: theft under $1,000
Natasha Gail Judkins and Shayne Allen Judkins: fraudulent use of a debit card (5 counts) and theft over $2,500
Neil Bernard Keenan: driving under the influence (2nd offense) and DUI per se
Jennie Michelle McDaniel: aggravated burglary, aggravated assault (2 counts), and domestic assault
Rick Allen Meurer: sexual exploitation of a minor (2 counts)
Joseph Messercola: aggravated assault and vandalism over $1,000
Katie Leigh Mooneyham: theft over $1,000.
Thomas Braxton Nix: escape.
James Lynn Owen: simple possession of a schedule II drug (2 counts) and possession of drug paraphernalia (2 counts), driving under the influence.
Shawn Bradley Patton: driving on a suspended license.
William Kenneth Phillips: rape, sexual battery by an authority figure, and incest.
Joseph Huff Ray: theft over $2,500 and evading arrest.
Jarrod Thomas Reither: domestic assault and child abuse.
Nichole May Reynolds: driving under the influence, violation of the implied consent law, and violation of the open container law.
John Paul Rowe: possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine), possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule I drug (heroin), possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule II drug (oxycodone), driving on a revoked license (5th offense), and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Orry Joseph Savage: theft over $10,000 (5 counts) and auto burglary.
Christopher Todd Storie: driving under the influence and DUI per se.
Marty Brent Tallent: evading arrest and aggravated assault.
Jonathon David Thomas: theft over $1,000, simple possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine), simple possession of a schedule I drug (heroin), and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Stephanie Lee Vanatta: driving under the influence, possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine), possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule I drug (heroin), possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule IV drug (xanax), possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule VI drug (marijuana), driving on a suspended license, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Byron Ray Wilson: aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000 (2 counts), burglary, and theft under $1,000.