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A Washington County grand jury indicted a Lowell man for his involvement in an October standoff Wednesday afternoon.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team responded to a residence with a disturbed individual on the evening of Oct. 27, according to Chief Deputy Mark Warden. The man has been identified as Tom Shank of Lowell. Warden received notification of the incident around 6 p.m., he said, and officers made contact with Shanks, but he retreated to the residential portion of the second floor of a detached garage.

“He basically barricaded himself in there,” Warden said.

The Sheriff’s Office set up a perimeter around the scene and tried to contact Shanks through negotiators, but that was unsuccessful, according to Warden, so the Sheriff’s Office launched drones.

“He actually fired guns at the drones,” Warden said.

He said Shanks also fired weapons inside the residential area of ​​the detached garage.

Shank, now identified as Thomas Lee Shank II, 64, 212 Fifth St., Lowell, was charged with one count of improper discharge of a firearm in a dwelling or school safety zone, a felony second degree and one count of inducing panic, a fifth degree felony.

Among the defendants are also:

* Christopher Carl Parsley, 44, Rt. 1 Box 171D, Williamson, W.Va., one count each of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, and possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, from October 2023.

* Calvin V. Bradley, 38, 7278 Colonial Affair Dr., New Albany, Ohio, one count of trafficking in cocaine; possession of cocaine; trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound; and possession of a fentanyl-related compound, all first-degree felonies; and failure to obey an order or signal of a police officer, a first-degree misdemeanor, from August. Bradley is also identified as a major drug offender and had specifications for seizing cell phones and money in a drug case.

* Javon Ramir Jones, 22, 1244 Burkhart Ave., Akron, one count each of trafficking in marijuana and possession of marijuana, both third-degree felonies, from July 2023.

* Jeffery Boyd Jeffers, 58, 105 Muskingum Dr., Marietta, one count each of possession of weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony; unlawful possession of dangerous ammunition, a fifth-degree felony; and two counts of receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony, from September.

* Alicia Danielle Woods, 40, homeless, one count each of strangulation and disrupting public service, both fourth-degree felonies; and first-degree misdemeanor domestic violence from September. In a separate case, Woods was also charged with one count of unlawful transportation of drugs of abuse on the grounds of a certain government facility, a third-degree felony, from September.

* Co-defendants Brian Kenneth Taylor, 29, 2742 Milltown Road, Reno, and Brittany Elizabeth Taylor, 25, same address, each charged with four counts of child endangerment, a third-degree felony, from August .

* Co-defendants Eric “Toby” Ellis Luke, 38, 711 Second St., Marietta; Lakyn Nikole Hunter, 24, 165 Starlite Dr., Lot 17, Marietta; and Kirk Russell Slider, 31, last known address 26935 St. Rt. 7, App. 2A, Marietta, two counts of grand theft of a motor vehicle and receiving stolen property, both fourth-degree felonies, from July.

* Co-defendants Bradley Allen Whitlatch, 43, 824 37th St., Vienna, and Tyren Travon Thompson, 30, 879 N. Jenkins Boulevard, Akron, one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs, both in the first degree felonies and trafficking a fentanyl-related compound and possession of a fentanyl-related compound, both second-degree felonies, from October. Whitlatch and Thompson also had specifications for seizing money and cellphones in a drug case.

* Travis John Jones, 45, 4200 Ellis Rd., Coolville, one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, from December 2023.

* Dylan Mitchell Sprague, 22, homeless, one count each of strangulation, a third-degree felony; felonious assault, a second-degree felony; aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor, resisting arrest and obstructing official business, both second-degree misdemeanors; and unlawful use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, from November.

* Terry Brian Fox, 50, 312 Walnut St., Belpre, one count each of aggravated possession of drugs, a third-degree felony; and unlawful use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, from August 2023.

* Michael M. Murray, 56, 2517 Moody Ridge Rd., Vincent, two counts of theft, a fourth-degree felony, from April 2019.

* Brent John McKinney, 50, 29075 St. Rt. 7, Marietta, one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, from July.

* Dustin Lee McKnight, 39, last known address 8239 St. Rt. 60, Lowell, one count of grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony, from November 2023.

* Douglas Lee Landers, 45, 326 Kenna Drive, Charleston, a citation for failure to obey an order or signal of a police officer, a fourth-degree felony, from October.

* John Muiu Porter, 36, 33497 Brownsville Co. Line Rd., New Matamoras, two counts of assault, a fourth-degree felony; and one count each of obstructing official business, a fifth-degree felony; and resisting arrest, a second-degree misdemeanor, from September.

* Jason Anthony Dick, 46, 416 Ramblewood Rd., Patriot, Ohio, one count of theft, a fifth-degree felony, from August.

* Miranda Elaine King, 30, 16066 Heilands Kies Rd., Botkins, Ohio, one count each of breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony; and misdemeanor theft, a first-degree misdemeanor, from September.

Marcelo Lopez Martinez, 26, homeless, one count of theft, a fifth-degree felony; and three counts of receiving stolen property, two fifth-degree felonies and one first-degree felony, from November.