NORWICH – The grand jury convened last week and a number of individuals were indicted for various felony offenses, including driving while intoxicated, forgery and manslaughter.
• Max F. Welch Jr., 55, Afton, was indicted on the class E felony of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree; operating a motor vehicle while having .08 of one percent of alcohol in his blood, a class A misdemeanor; and driving while intoxicated.
It is alleged that on or about Feb. 3, 2014 in the Village of Afton, Welch did operate a vehicle on Caswell Street while under the influence of alcohol and while knowing or having reason to know his license to operate a motor vehicle in New York had been revoked or suspended.
• Jeanette E. Milbert, 18, Smyrna, was indicted on one count of criminal mischief in the second degree, a class D felony; and one count of criminal mischief in the third degree, a class E felony.
Allegedly, on or about Dec. 21, 2013, in the Town of Smyrna, Milbert, acting in concert with others, intentionally damaged the property of another individual. The approximate total of damages exceed $52,000.
• Dyrek M. Wingate, 25, Guilford, was indicted on criminal mischief in the second degree, a class D felony; and one count of criminal mischief in the third degree, a class E felony.
Allegedly, on or about Dec. 21, 2013, in the Town of Smyrna, Wingate, acting in concert with others, intentionally damaged the property of another individual. The approximate total of damages exceed $52,000.
• Mark A. Alemar, 35, Guilford, was indicted on one count of intimidating a witness in the third degree, a class E felony.
It is alleged that on or about Jan. 22, 2014, in the Town of Oxford, Alemar wrongfully attempted to compel another man into retracting his statement in reference to a criminal transaction by threatening death to the man and his family.
Alemar is also facing other felony charges after being indicted by a grand jury last month on charges of robbery in the first degree, a class B felony; and burglary in the first degree, a class B felony.
Allegedly, Alemar, in concert with others, did unlawfully enter and remain in a dwelling on Bradley Hill Road in Oxford on Dec. 30, 2013, then did forcibly steal a cell phone by having the victim lay on the floor of the residence with a gun pointed at her.
He was allegedly armed with a handgun, a taser, and a stick during the commission of the crime.
