Indictments Filed June 21

COURT HOUSE – A Cape May County grand jury handed up 16 indictments June 21.  
The abbreviation CDS below stands for controlled dangerous substance.
The crime of “certain person” below stands for certain person not to have a weapon. Individuals convicted of a felony are not allowed to carry a weapon at any time. When such an individual is found in possession of a weapon, a “certain person” charge is usually added to the indictment.
Mickiah X. Butler, Travon K. Smith
Mickiah Butler, 20, and Travon Smith, 18, were indicted for the aggravated sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. The indictment maintains that the two used physical force on a victim who they knew to be incapacitated. Police reports state that the two fed the girl alcohol and drugs and assaulted her when she was unable to give consent. (In New Jersey, the age of consent is 16.)
The four-count indictment alleges first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts, one count of second-degree sexual assault and a count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Conviction on a first-degree offense can carry a jail term of 10 to 20 years.
Shariff Wilson, Vincent Tyler, Kyle Wilson, Lee Robinson
Police reports allege that Shariff Wilson, 36, Kyle Wilson, 34, and Vincent Tyler, 24, all forced their way into the residence of Lee Robinson, 34, to rob Robinson, who was allegedly dealing marijuana in Wildwood. All four are from Wildwood.
Police intervened, and the two Wilsons and Tyler were indicted for second-degree robbery and conspiracy.
Robinson, the victim of the robbery, was indicted for possession of a CDS, marijuana, possession with intent to distribute and possession and distribution of steroids. He faces seven third-degree counts and a fourth-degree count.
Danny Joyner, Dorothy Peak
Following an ongoing investigation, police served a search warrant on a residence in Wildwood allegedly finding marijuana and cocaine packaged for sale.
Danny Joyner, 34, and Dorothy Peak, 58, were indicted for possession of a CDS, possession with intent to distribute, as well as intent to distribute with 1,000 feet of a school and 500 feet of public property.
Michael Harris
Michael Harris of Middle Township was indicted for fourth-degree stalking. The indictment claims he engaged in “a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for his/her safety.”
Theresa Welch, Steven Turchi, Megan Knoyer
Police stopped a vehicle containing three individuals all of whom had outstanding warrants. A search of the vehicle, police stated, produced heroin.  Theresa Welch, 34, of North Wildwood, Steven Turchi, 22, of Woodbine, and Megan Knoyer, 28, of Court House, were indicted for third-degree possession of a CDS.
Caitlyn Young
Caitlyn Young, 27, of Green Creek, was indicted for third-degree burglary. According to the indictment, Young broke into a 1986 Ford F 250 that had been secured at the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office on Moore Road in Court House. 
Emanuel Vasquez
In 2013, Emanuel Vasquez, 36, of Wildwood, was convicted of “possessing a sexual performance of a child” in New York State. That conviction requires that he notify local law enforcement of his address. Vasquez was indicted this week for failure to register upon a change of address, a third-degree offense.
Ryan Toler
Ryan Toler, 28, of Woodbine, was indicted for second-degree aggravated assault having caused “serious bodily injury” to a male victim in Lower Township.
Markeece Spencer
Markeece Spencer, of Ocean City, was indicted for third-degree uttering a forged instrument. Spencer allegedly tried to pass a fake $50 bill at a T-shirt store in Ocean City.
Natalie Scholz
Natalie Scholz, 36, of Egg Harbor Township, was indicted for uttering a forged instrument and for third-degree attempt to obtain a CDS by fraud.
The indictment alleges that Scholz tried to obtain prescription drugs with two forged prescriptions from a Pennsylvania prescription pad. 
Duel Muniz-Rodriguez
Duel Muniz-Rodriguez, 25, of Wildwood, was indicted for heroin possession, possession of a CDS with intent to distribute and intent to distribute within 1.000 feet of a school, each third degree.
Christian Larson
Christian Larson, 47, of Villas, was indicted for aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, each third degree, as well two fourth-degree crimes of unlawful possession of a weapon and certain person.
The victim in Larson’s assault is considered a “victim of domestic violence” according to the indictment.
The weapon was a knife.  The “certain person” charge stems from Larson’s conviction in 2000 for aggravated assault.
Sayvon Johnson
Sayvon Johnson, 22, of Court House, was indicted for second-degree eluding police. The indictment alleges that Johnson was appropriately signaled to bring his vehicle to a stop and instead attempted to elude police.
The danger caused to others when someone attempts to elude police in a vehicle is what brought the second-degree nature of the charge.
Steve Ibarra
Steve Ibarra was arrested in Wildwood Crest in May for possession of a switchblade knife. Ibarra had been convicted in Camden County for aggravated assault.
This week the grand jury indicted Ibarra for fourth-degree prohibited weapon and certain person.
Francis Miller, Briana James
Francis Miller and Briana James, of Wildwood, were both indicted for possession of a CDS, cocaine, third-degree. James faces an additional count of distribution of a CDS, also third degree, Miller was charged with hindering apprehension, a fourth-degree count.
Jamie Moncrief, Adrian Wall
Stemming from an incident in December 2015, Jamie Moncrief and Adrian Wall, both of Wildwood, were indicted for possession of a CDS and distribution of a CDS, third degree. The indictment alleges that Moncrief was distributing heroin and Wall cocaine.
The above individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.