Second-degree murder indictment among 33 issued by Grand Jury

Published 8:02 pm Monday, December 19, 2022

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The Suffolk Circuit Court Grand Jury handed down 33 indictments against 15 people Wednesday, Dec. 14, including the charge of second-degree murder against a local man.

In addition to the second-degree murder charge, Jorge Rufino Williams III of Suffolk was also indicted on charges of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony-first offense, malicious shooting into an occupied building, and violent felon-possession/transport of a firearm.

No details of the Dec. 10, 2021 shooting incident are available. All four counts against Williams were direct indictments.

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Additionally, the Grand Jury issued indictments against the following individuals:

Antonio Rene Bailey Jr. — Firearm-falsify purchase form (two counts)

Kimberly Bradshaw Baines — Embezzlement of more than $1,000 (direct indictment-capias)

Demetrius Bazemore — Violent felon possession/transport of a firearm, possession of forged bank note

Darcy Darrell Crocker — Possession of schedule I drugs (direct indictment, capias felony), driving while intoxicated-drugs first offense (direct indictment, capias misdemeanor)

Allison Christine Gannaway — Firearm-falsify purchase form

Lynn Alfred Hitchman — Assault and battery-family member-third offense

Stephen F. Im — Sex offender-failure to register violent offender (three counts)

Jermaine Jovan Langston — Failure to stop for an accident/felony injury (direct indictment, capias felony), carrying a concealed weapon (direct indictment, capias misdemeanor), operating with improper brakes (direct indictment, capias misdemeanor), operating an uninsured vehicle (direct indictment, capias misdemeanor)

Keon Jalane Lopes — Possession with intent to distribute marijuana-more than 1 ounce and less than 5 pounds, violent felon possession/transport of a firearm

William Thomas Melton — Fraudulent conversion of property, embezzlement of more than $1,000

Justin Tyler Murphy — Identify theft-resulting in victim detained (two counts), assault and battery of a law enforcement officer,

Tiffany N. Outland — Child cruelty (three counts)

Litania Quinones — Attempting to disarm a law enforcement officer

Melissa Ralph — Aggravated malicious wounding