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Indictments Filed March 26

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By Vince Conti

COURT HOUSE – A Cape May County grand jury handed up 11 indictments March 26.
The abbreviation CDS below stands for controlled dangerous substance.
The individuals listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Kevin T. Craner-Morey
Kevin Craner-Morey, 32, of Villas, was indicted on four counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault on a minor, three counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The indictment also included a charge of third-degree witness tampering and fourth-degree contempt of court.
The assaults leading to the indictment took place over various dates from 2010 to January 2018. They began when the victim was 10 years old.
Craner-Morey was previously indicted on these same charges Dec. 18, 2018. The indictment document carried no indication of why the grand jury took action on the same charges again this week.
Scott M. Appleton, Jessica Garrison, Michael J. Harron, Noah T. Platt
The individuals listed were each indicted separately on one count of third-degree possession of a CDS.
Julian C. Atwood 
Julian Atwood, 44, of Villas, was indicted on two counts of third-degree possession of a CDS with intent to distribute, along with a third-degree count for possession of cocaine and a fourth-degree count for possession of marijuana.
Charleen M. Bell
Charleen Bell, 32, of Villas, was indicted for second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Dana Coen
Dana Coen, of Wildwood, faces a third-degree count for uttering a false instrument and one in the fourth degree for theft of property valued at greater than $200 and under $500. The indictment states that Coen presented a forged check for payment at a bank branch.
Jamar A. Lovett
Jamar Lovett, 22, of Swainton, was indicted on three separate counts of receiving stolen property, two of which were in the third degree and one in the fourth degree. Lovett was indicted March 19 for first-degree robbery and aggravated assault.
Devon F. Onorato
Devon Onorato, of Rio Grande, faces a three-count indictment for throwing bodily fluids at Sheriff’s Office officers, fourth degree. The indictment states that the incident occurred March 7.
An earlier indictment of Onorato in October 2018, contained four counts of throwing bodily fluids.  Records of inmates at the Cape May County Correctional Facility show that Onorato has been incarcerated at the jail since October 2017 soon after being arrested on burglary and robbery charges.
William Wright, Samantha A. Martin
William Wright and Samantha A. Martin, of Upper Township, are named in a 10-count indictment. The indictment states that Wright took property from a male victim over a period from April 2018 to January 2019. Wright faces a count of third-degree theft.
In January 2019, according to the indictment, Wright and Martin conspired to fence the stolen property leading to a series of charges for which they are jointly named. These include third-degree conspiracy and receiving stolen property, along with third-degree money laundering and fencing. 
The indictment also contains weapons charges with a second-degree count for unlawful possession of a weapon, an assault firearm, and four separate counts of possession of a prohibited weapon, fourth degree, involving a bump stock and several large-capacity magazines.

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