Brown County Grand Jury Hands Down Indictments

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During the April 2023 session of the Brown County Grand Jury, 26 true bills were returned against 21 people.

Those indicted were:

  • Derek Lynn Cochran – Possession of a controlled substance
  • Brigitte B. Hutka – Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence; Possession of a controlled substance
  • Marcus McQuade Burnett – Possession of a controlled substance
  • Christopher Lee Lowe – Evading arrest, repeat offender, habitual offender
  • Wyatt T. Haggstrom – Evading arrest, repeat offender; Assault family violence, enhanced repeat offender
  • Marcus Fuller – Ct I-III: Failure to register, repeat offender
  • Jimmie Dale Lee – Injury to a child
  • Leigheanna Renee Rittiner – Possession of a controlled substance
  • Marlon Antonio Wesley – Possession of a controlled substance
  • Jeremiah Jay Jones – Theft
  • Cody Childs aka Cody Jack Childs – Theft
  • Mark Anthony Johnson – Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, repeat offender
  • Rex Benjamin Thaxton – Ct. 1: Aggravated Assault. Ct II: Deadly Conduct
  • Bryce Ratliff – Driving while intoxicated

The District Attorney’s Office does not release names of Defendants who have been indicted by a Grand Jury but not yet arrested because of an indictment being sealed until the time of arrest. In addition, names of individuals who have no formal charges filed against them and who are no-billed by a Grand Jury will not be released by the District Attorney’s Office at this time.

The District Attorney’s Office does not release names on new indictments until after the Grand Jury proceedings have been processed through the District Clerk and a file marked copy of the Grand Jury Report has returned.