IRONTON â Bond was set at $1 million Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court for an Ironton man charged with the rape of a 5-year-old child in Ironton.
Michael G. Willis, 58, of the 3600 block of South 3rd Street, Ironton, pleaded not guilty to the rape charge. Judge Andy Ballard set bond in the case and set a pretrial for July 14.
In an unrelated case, Joshua M. Hay, 24, of Township Road 1503, Chesapeake, pleaded not guilty to failure to appear. He also faces community control sanctions. Bond was set at $150,000.
In other cases:
Bond was set at $150,000 for Edward S. Holsinger, 51, of Neil Street, Ironton. He pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated possession of meth, tampering with evidence and possession of meth. He also faces community control sanctions from a prior felony case.
The sealed drug indictments will be made public once the individuals are arrested, he said.
In other cases:
Beckett Anthony Riley Sites, 19, of Private Drive 2482, South Point, was indicted on a charge of vehicular assault.
Robert A. Stevens, 42, of Private Drive 3082, Ironton, was indicted on charges of aggravated possession of 4.5 grams of meth, improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and having weapons while under disability (being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Christopher S. Carrell, 32, of Louisville, Kentucky, was indicted on charges of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and assault on a peace officer.