Indictments Filed Jan. 15

COURT HOUSE – A Cape May County grand jury handed up 12 indictments Jan. 15.
The abbreviation CDS below stands for controlled dangerous substance. 
A charge of “certain person not to have a weapon” can be brought against someone possessing a weapon who was previously convicted of a felony. 
The individuals listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Jeffrey A. Cash and Marilyn E. Hamann-McCormick
A Dennis Township arrest has led to the indictment of Jeffrey Cash and Marilyn Hamann-McCormick on a count of first-degree possession of a CDS with intent to distribute. The CDS was LSD in an amount of 100 milligrams or more. A conviction for a first-degree crime can carry a prison term of 10 to 20 years.
The indictment also contains counts for third-degree possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, along with second-degree possession of a weapon during the commission of a CDS crime. The weapon was a .22 caliber rifle.
Since both Cash and Hamann-McCormick had previous convictions, they are both also facing a second-degree count for “certain person not to have a weapon.”
Hamann-McCormick was convicted in 1992 in Cape May County for distribution of a CDS. Cash’s previous conviction was in Upper Deerfield for violation of a domestic violence restraining order in 2009.
Brian D. Stewart, Joseph P. Kennedy, Gary W. Hickox, and Dirk H. Cancelosi
The four individuals listed were separately indicted for possession of a CDS in the third degree. Stewart, Kennedy, and Hickox were arrested in Dennis Township. Cancelosi’s arrest came in Upper Township.
Charles B. Vanaman
Charles Vanaman was indicted for certain person in the fourth degree. The indictment says that Vanaman was in possession of a machete despite his 2015 conviction in Cumberland County for burglary.
Ambrose D. Moore
Ambrose Moore faces a three-count indictment for resisting arrest and hindering apprehension, each in the third degree, along with a fourth-degree count for resisting arrest. The incident leading to the indictment occurred in December 2018 in Middle Township.
Ronald Forsyth
Ronald Forsyth, of Upper Township, was indicted for third-degree possession of a CDS, methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute. The indictment also contained a count for fourth-degree tampering with physical evidence.
Nazel A. Lopez
Nazel Lopez faces three third-degree counts for aggravated assault, along with a second-degree count for endangering the welfare of a child. The incidents leading to the indictment occurred Dec. 15 and 17, 2018 in Wildwood Crest.
Charles D. Haywood
Charles Haywood, 62, of North Cape May, was indicted for third-degree aggravated assault of a male victim in Middle Township.
Darren E. Berry
The indictment of Darren Berry states that he made false statements of material fact to a North Wildwood police officer and to an insurance company. He faces an indictment for third-degree insurance fraud and fourth-degree false report to a law enforcement officer.
Ronald J. Leider
Ronald Leider was indicted on two counts for unlawful possession of a weapon stemming from an arrest in Sea Isle City. The weapons were a .177 handgun and a Powerline 426 handgun. Each of the two counts was in the third degree. Leider also faces two counts for third-degree possession of a CDS.