HARRISVILLE, W.Va. (WBOY) — A Ritchie County Grand Jury returned 24 indictments during its June session.

Among them were the four people arrested earlier this month after a series of controlled meth buys by the Ritchie County Sheriff’s Department using a confidential informant. Those four were indicted on the following charges:

  • Crystal George, 44, of Clarksburg: Delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony violation of the uniform controlled substances act.
  • Steven McElfresh, 36, of Cairo: Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony violation of the uniform controlled substances act and three counts of delivery of a controlled substance.
  • David Melott, 58, of Ellenboro: Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and three counts of conspiracy to commit a felony violation of the uniform controlled substances act.
  • Casey Owens, 30, of Ellenboro: Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and three counts of conspiracy to commit a felony violation of the uniform controlled substances act.
David Melott
Casey Owens
Steven McElfresh
Crystal George

David Deak, 32, of Ellenboro, was also indicted on 13 counts of delivery of a controlled substance for incidents that happened between April 2022 and April 2023, as well as two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony violation of the uniform controlled substances act.

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