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Indictments Filed Jan. 5

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By Vince Conti

COURT HOUSE – A Cape May County grand jury handed up the following indictments Jan. 5:
Corrie Koelle
Corrie Koelle, 30, of Clermont, drove her children to school in Dennis Township Sept. 18. She was stopped on school property for suspected driving while intoxicated. According to police reports her four juvenile children, ages 12 to 7 years old, were in the car. Koelle was also found to be in possession of heroin and fentanyl. The grand jury this week indicted Koelle for endangering the welfare of a child, second degree, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), third degree, two counts. 
William Gaston
Willaim Gaston, 20, of Fishing Creek, was indicted for two counts of aggravated arson, both second degree, burglary, second degree, and an addition charge of burglary in the third degree. According to police, Gaston reported a robbery but police became suspicious of the report. They determined that he was the suspect they were seeking in an arson case earlier in the morning that same day. Gaston allegedly committed burglary on an automobile at a home in Court House earlier and set a fire outside the home where the car was located. He allegedly entered a structure at the location as well.
Gaston was indicted for aggravated arson, two counts, both second degree, and two counts of burglary, one in the second degree and one in the third degree
Ronald J. Hurless
Robert Hurless, 47, was released from state prison Oct. 21, after serving 10 years for armed robbery. Barely two weeks later, on November 6, Hurless allegedly entered a coffee shop on the Ocean City boardwalk brandishing a knife and demanding money.  He allegedly forced an employee to empty the cash register.
Video surveillance cameras captured events at the store and showed a suspect leaving the scene on a bicycle. A search located the bicycle and led to the execution of a search warrant for a home on Ocean Avenue. Hurless was arrested and lodged at the Cape May County Correctional Center.
The grand jury returned indictments against Hurless for robbery, first degree, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, both third degree and unlawful possession of a weapon, fourth degree. Hurless’ earlier conviction for robbery in Atlantic County in 2005, also led to an additional certain person charge, fourth degree.
BayJay T. Granderson
BayJay Granderson, 25, of Gloucester City, allegedly assaulted a female in Middle Township, making threats to kill her. The incident also involved a 2-year-old child. Granderson was indicted for aggravated assault, second degree, terroristic threats, third degree and endangering the welfare of a child, also third degree.
Omar Ordonez-Bucal
A grand jury indictment alleges that Omar Ordonez-Bucal, 23, of Court House committed sexual assault on a minor between the ages of 13 and 16 over a period from December 2014, to October 2015. Ordonez-Bucal was arrested Oct. 12, and lodged at the Cape May County Correctional Center in lieu of $200,000 bail. The grand jury indictments were for sexual assault, second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, third degree.
Eric Griner-McClain
Eric Griner-McClain was indicted for willful non-support, a fourth degree offense. Griner-McClain, according to the indictment, “failed to provide support which he can provide and which he is legally obliged to provide.” The period of non-support was listed as November 2012 to January 2016.
Angelica Carbone
Angelica Carbone, 35, of Ivyland, Pa., was stopped for a suspected driving while intoxicated Sept. 7 in North Wildwood. She was allegedly in possession of cocaine, buprenorphine, alpnazolam and two prescription legend drugs for which she did not have a prescription. She was indicted for three counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, all third degree, and two counts of possession of a legend drug, both third degree.
Cassie Weatherby
Cassie Weatherby was indicted for two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, second degree.  The arrest was on Sept. 19 in Wildwood. The indictment did not provide details except to allege that Weatherby had legal duty for care of two minors, ages 8 and 15, and that she “did harm.”  Second degree crimes can carry a prison sentence of five to 10 years and there is an expectation of incarceration even for a first offense.
The above individuals are only charged with the offenses and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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