Two Charleston men were charged with murder in separate cases included in the 117 indictments returned by the Kanawha County grand jury last week.

Russell Allen Miller, 45, of Charleston, allegedly beat Jason Scott Hensley during a scuffle in January. Miller allegedly held his arm across Hensley's neck until he passed out. Hensley died days later at CAMC Memorial Hospital.

John Douglas Mason, 45, is accused of cutting Charles W. Sears' throat after the two men reportedly argued over a spilled bottle of vodka in April. Police found Sears outside of an abandoned house in which the two men were apparently living.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt. It only means that the grand jury believes there is enough evidence of a crime to merit a jury trial.

Those charged by the grand jury will be arraigned in the Kanawha County Judicial Annex in downtown Charleston in front of the following judges at the following times:

Judge Jennifer F. Bailey,

Sept. 9 at 1:30 p.m.

Dereck Skylar Brown, 27, of Charleston, drug charges; Brandon Cantrell, 23, of Huttonsville, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual assault; Christopher Rader, 24, of Welch, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual assault; Anthony Dow, a.k.a. George Washington Toney, 58, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Silas Martin, a.k.a. Silas Martin Jr., 61, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Stephen Dewayne Farmer, 23, of Charleston, drug charges; James Dewayne Hamilton, 56, of Dunbar, grand larceny and destruction of property; Jeremy Don Jarrett, 18, of Chesapeake, first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sexual assault; Megan Lanham, 25, of Charleston, operating and attempting to operate a clandestine drug laboratory, exposure of minor children to the manufacture of methamphetamine and child neglect creating substantial risk of bodily injury; Melissa M. Lee, 38, of Charleston, drug charges; Robert Lee Lewis, 41, of Charleston, burglary, kidnapping, second-degree sexual assault and violation of a domestic violence protective order; Robert C. Martin Jr., 55, of Sutton, drug charges; Joshua Eugene Payne, 20, of Charleston, third-degree sexual assault; Nathan Scott Phillips, 29, of Dunbar, second-degree robbery; Rocco D. Renaldo, 29, of Charleston, drug charges; Katherine Lynn VanClief, 32, of St. Albans, grand larceny.

Judge Charles E. King Jr.,

Aug. 14 at 11 a.m.

Jamar Deshawn Adams, 20, of Charleston, malicious wounding and escape; Zachary David Ashworth, 25, of Scott Depot, leaving the scene of an accident involving death; Travis Atkins, 21, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Justin Goble, 21, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Jason Allen Bowen, 30, of Charleston, drug charges; Charles Howard Burch, 41, of Charleston, burglary and destruction of property; Walter Ray Cavender, 40, of Ravenswood, second-degree robbery; Rakeen Lionell Edwards, 19, of South Charleston, first-degree robbery and attempted first-degree robbery; Christina Dawn Fitzgerald, 25, of Cross Lanes, third-offense DUI, second-offense driving on a license revoked for DUI, leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage; Monyea Gravely, 19, of Charleston, drug charges; John Matthew Harris, 25, of Elkview, forgery and uttering, forgery of a credit card, conspiracy to commit forgery of a credit card and uttering, burglary, grand larceny, breaking and entering and conspiracy; Robin Lynn Williams, 39, of Charleston, forgery and uttering, forgery of a credit card and conspiracy to commit forgery of a credit card; Brian Franklin Petry, 31, of Chesapeake, burglary, breaking and entering, grand larceny and conspiracy; Michael Allen Haynes, 21, of Nitro, conspiracy and drug charges; Calvin Christopher Hudkins, 26, of Charleston, second-degree robbery; Elizabeth Maynard, 32, of St. Albans, forgery and uttering; Mary Denise Moss, 20, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Garland Lee Murray, 26, of St. Albans, drug charges and fleeing on foot; Thomas Ray Pritt, 31, of Gallagher, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Margaret Ann Atkinson, 27, of East Bank, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Cory Anthony Simpson, 27, of Charleston, malicious wounding and second-offense battery on a police officer; Jamie Lynn Thrift, 31, of Charleston, drug charges; Lonnie Gene Woodrum, 28, of Yawkey, attempted prescription fraud.

Judge Louis H. Bloom,

 Aug. 11 at 10 a.m.

Two Charleston men were charged with murder in separate cases included in the 117 indictments returned by the Kanawha County grand jury last week.

Russell Allen Miller, 45, of Charleston, allegedly beat Jason Scott Hensley during a scuffle in January. Miller allegedly held his arm across Hensley's neck until he passed out. Hensley died days later at CAMC Memorial Hospital.

John Douglas Mason, 45, is accused of cutting Charles W. Sears' throat after the two men reportedly argued over a spilled bottle of vodka in April. Police found Sears outside of an abandoned house in which the two men were apparently living.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt. It only means that the grand jury believes there is enough evidence of a crime to merit a jury trial.

Those charged by the grand jury will be arraigned in the Kanawha County Judicial Annex in downtown Charleston in front of the following judges at the following times:

Judge Jennifer F. Bailey,

Sept. 9 at 1:30 p.m.

Dereck Skylar Brown, 27, of Charleston, drug charges; Brandon Cantrell, 23, of Huttonsville, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual assault; Christopher Rader, 24, of Welch, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual assault; Anthony Dow, a.k.a. George Washington Toney, 58, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Silas Martin, a.k.a. Silas Martin Jr., 61, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Stephen Dewayne Farmer, 23, of Charleston, drug charges; James Dewayne Hamilton, 56, of Dunbar, grand larceny and destruction of property; Jeremy Don Jarrett, 18, of Chesapeake, first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sexual assault; Megan Lanham, 25, of Charleston, operating and attempting to operate a clandestine drug laboratory, exposure of minor children to the manufacture of methamphetamine and child neglect creating substantial risk of bodily injury; Melissa M. Lee, 38, of Charleston, drug charges; Robert Lee Lewis, 41, of Charleston, burglary, kidnapping, second-degree sexual assault and violation of a domestic violence protective order; Robert C. Martin Jr., 55, of Sutton, drug charges; Joshua Eugene Payne, 20, of Charleston, third-degree sexual assault; Nathan Scott Phillips, 29, of Dunbar, second-degree robbery; Rocco D. Renaldo, 29, of Charleston, drug charges; Katherine Lynn VanClief, 32, of St. Albans, grand larceny.

Judge Charles E. King Jr.,

Aug. 14 at 11 a.m.

Jamar Deshawn Adams, 20, of Charleston, malicious wounding and escape; Zachary David Ashworth, 25, of Scott Depot, leaving the scene of an accident involving death; Travis Atkins, 21, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Justin Goble, 21, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Jason Allen Bowen, 30, of Charleston, drug charges; Charles Howard Burch, 41, of Charleston, burglary and destruction of property; Walter Ray Cavender, 40, of Ravenswood, second-degree robbery; Rakeen Lionell Edwards, 19, of South Charleston, first-degree robbery and attempted first-degree robbery; Christina Dawn Fitzgerald, 25, of Cross Lanes, third-offense DUI, second-offense driving on a license revoked for DUI, leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage; Monyea Gravely, 19, of Charleston, drug charges; John Matthew Harris, 25, of Elkview, forgery and uttering, forgery of a credit card, conspiracy to commit forgery of a credit card and uttering, burglary, grand larceny, breaking and entering and conspiracy; Robin Lynn Williams, 39, of Charleston, forgery and uttering, forgery of a credit card and conspiracy to commit forgery of a credit card; Brian Franklin Petry, 31, of Chesapeake, burglary, breaking and entering, grand larceny and conspiracy; Michael Allen Haynes, 21, of Nitro, conspiracy and drug charges; Calvin Christopher Hudkins, 26, of Charleston, second-degree robbery; Elizabeth Maynard, 32, of St. Albans, forgery and uttering; Mary Denise Moss, 20, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Garland Lee Murray, 26, of St. Albans, drug charges and fleeing on foot; Thomas Ray Pritt, 31, of Gallagher, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Margaret Ann Atkinson, 27, of East Bank, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Cory Anthony Simpson, 27, of Charleston, malicious wounding and second-offense battery on a police officer; Jamie Lynn Thrift, 31, of Charleston, drug charges; Lonnie Gene Woodrum, 28, of Yawkey, attempted prescription fraud.

Judge Louis H. Bloom,

 Aug. 11 at 10 a.m.

Michael Benbow, 19, of Charleston, wanton endangerment; Tena Bergeno, 29, of Charleston, fourth-degree arson and attempted destruction of property; Terry R. Collins, 49, of Charleston, obtaining by false pretenses; Kevin Scott Dye, 38, of Clendenin, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors to the manufacture of methamphetamine; Patricia Sue Epling, 53, of Sissonville, drug charges; James A. Fuller, 40, of Charleston, first-degree robbery; Douglas Jerome Hicks, 48, of Charleston, third-offense shoplifting and fleeing on foot; Laura Ann Jones, 25, of Charleston, drug charges and embezzlement; Amy Jo McGrew, 38, of Nitro, operating a clandestine drug lab, exposure of a minor to methamphetamine, conspiracy and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Nicholas N. Neophytou, 22, of Charleston, second-offense carrying a concealed, deadly weapon; Shawn Anthony Pritt, 30, of Hansford, conspiracy and drug charges; Chastity Ann Stump, 23, of Hansford, conspiracy and drug charges; Jamie Brian Turley, 27, of Charleston, operating and attempting to operate a clandestine drug lab and possession of precursors to the manufacture of methamphetamine; Christopher Michael White, 23, of Charleston, drug charges; David Ray White II, 24, of Belle, grand larceny, fleeing in a vehicle and fleeing on foot; Hannah Marie Young, 20, of Belle, prescription fraud.

Judge Tod J. Kaufman,

Aug. 18 at 1 p.m.

Russell Allen Miller, 45, of Charleston, murder; Billy Carlton Adams, 22, of Charleston, grand larceny, burglary and fleeing in a vehicle from police causing property damage; Christopher Mitchell, 19, of Huntington, wanton endangerment; Kevin Gerard Denson, 22, of Montgomery, wanton endangerment; Marion D. Harless, 30, of Charleston, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Avery Carroll Anderson, 33, of Charleston, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; William D. Hatcher, 46, of Charleston, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; William Jared Jones, 29, of Charleston, malicious wounding; Frederick McKinley Legg, 53, of Charleston, malicious wounding and attempted murder; Terry Lewis, 33, of Charleston, drug charges; James A. Mauger, 29, of Charleston, child abuse causing bodily injury; Ronnie Albert Melton Jr., 32, of Charleston, conspiracy, operating and attempting to operate a clandestine drug lab and exposure of minor children to the manufacture of methamphetamine; Johnny Jerome Parker, 28, of Charleston, drug charges; Alisha Phillips, 35, of Montgomery, attempt to obtain by fraudulent prescription and fraudulent prescription; Adam Clayton Price, of Institute, drug charges; Ataysheo Smith, 26, of Charleston, drug charges; Charles Edward Smith, 31, of Charleston, conspiracy, operating and attempting to operate a clandestine drug lab and exposure of minor children to the manufacture of methamphetamine; Rachael Saddoris, 29, of Charleston, conspiracy, operating and attempting to operate a clandestine drug lab and exposure of minor children to the manufacture of methamphetamine; Thomas Eugene Stevens III, 29, of Dunbar, first-degree robbery; Sara Elisabeth Halstead, 25, of Dunbar, first-degree robbery.

Judge James C. Stucky,

Aug. 14 at 9:30 a.m.

Raymond Anderson, a.k.a. Rayo, 20, of Charleston, wanton endangerment and conspiracy; Travis Woods, 21, of South Charleston, conspiracy; Rissa Black, 23, of Charleston, conspiracy and operating and attempting to operate a clandestine drug lab; Billy Joe Carpenter III, 29, of Nitro, prescription fraud; Kenneth Eugene Clark Jr., 25, of Alum Creek, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab, exposure of a minor to methamphetamine and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Christa Romaine Collier, 31, of Alum Creek, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab, exposure of a minor to methamphetamine and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; David Marion Forzetting, 36, of South Charleston, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab, exposure of a minor to methamphetamine and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Danny Wade Kincaid, 38, of South Charleston, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab, exposure of a minor to methamphetamine and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Christopher Randall Cole, 29, of Charleston, fraudulent use of an access device; Timothy Bryan Copley, 32, of Charleston, breaking and entering; Troy Alan Dotson II, 35, of Charleston, third-offense domestic battery; Sasha Folden, 23, of Charleston, drug charges; Joe Friday Frost, 50, of Dunbar, malicious wounding; Joseph Whitney Nomar, 19, of Charleston, burglary, first-degree robbery, grand larceny and drug charges; Chad Eric Reames, 32, of Charleston, child abuse creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury and battery of a police officer; Charles M. Sater, 51, of Charleston, welfare fraud; Amy Christine Slater, 40, of Montgomery, willfully, unlawfully and maliciously setting fire on lands; Michael David Sniff, 22, of Rand, first-degree robbery; Travis Snodgrass, 25, of Marmet, third-degree sexual abuse and third-degree sexual assault; Brandon Thompson, 23, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Matthew Miller Utterback, 30, of St. Albans, conspiracy and operating a clandestine drug lab; Richard Eugene Whisner, 21, of Charleston, drug charges.

Judge Irene C. Berger,

Aug. 20 at 1:30 p.m.

Earnest Lee Alexander III, 24, of Charleston, second-degree robbery; Calvin Lee Boswell, 19, of Charleston, burglary, first-degree robbery, escape and drug charges; Mark Jason Pearson Jr., 19, of Charleston, burglary and first-degree robbery; Donte Lamar Claybrooks, 36, of Columbus, Ohio, fleeing in a vehicle and drug charges; Jason Keith Davis, 34, of Charleston, burglary and grand larceny; Lydia Lill Davis, 19, of Charleston, second-degree robbery and grand larceny; John Paul Dennis, 34, of Charleston, drug charges; April Lee Dillard, 30, of Charleston, malicious wounding; George Dolin, 44, of Charleston, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine; Stephen Daniel Fleshman, 31, of Charleston, conspiracy, drug charges and carrying a concealed deadly weapon; Jay Jerome Henry, 43, of Charleston, grand larceny and transferring and receiving; Joshua L. Holbert, 28, of Charleston, breaking and entering and destruction of property; Domenick Lerose, 29, of St. Albans, drug charges; Robert Patrick McPhail, 31, of Charleston, third-offense driving while license revoked for DUI; Curtis Eugene Ratcliff, 34, of Belle, grand larceny; David Ray Roach, 30, of Tad, prescription fraud; Jason Christopher Scarberry, 36, of Charleston, first-degree robbery; Joshua Calvin Wears, 27, of St. Albans, failure to register as a sex offender; William Earl Wilburn, 27, of Dunbar, possession of a stolen vehicle; Ann Marie Gandee, 24, of Dunbar, possession of a stolen vehicle.

Judge Paul Zakaib Jr.,

Aug. 24 at 1 p.m.

John Douglas Mason, 45, of Chaleston, murder; Harold Battle, 38, of Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Gale Clarence Brown, 37, of Gallagher, breaking and entering and petit larceny; Mark Lewis Cobb, 22, of Charleston, drug charges; Shon D. Epling, 33, of Atlanta, Ga., conspiracy and drug charges; Charles B. Smith, 34, of Marietta, Ga., conspiracy and drug charges; William Edward Eren, 55, of Dunbar, second-degree robbery; Joseph D. Fisher, 39, of Charleston, forgery and uttering and conspiracy; Spring D. Fisher, 36, of Charleston, forgery and uttering and conspiracy; Larry Keith Hurst, 58, of Bluefield, obtaining by fraudulent schemes; Ralph James Keffer, 49, of London, kidnapping, malicious wounding and domestic battery; Craig Mallory, 44, of South Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Carol Warren, 50, of South Charleston, conspiracy and drug charges; Stephen Rex Niday, 52, of St. Albans, first-degree arson; Troy Pertuset, 23, of St. Albans, third-degree sexual assault; Douglas Reaves, 24, of Charleston, first-degree robbery; Curtis Richards Jr., 25, of Davisville, forgery and uttering; James Shaw Jr., 30, of St. Albans, burglary, battery, malicious wounding, battering of a police officer and fleeing in a vehicle from police; David Anthony Walker, 29, of Charleston, conspiracy, operating a clandestine drug lab and possession of substances to be used as precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine.