GREENUP A suspected drug peddler from Portsmouth has agreed to have his case heard by a Greenup County grand jury, after waiving a preliminary hearing on Monday.
GREENUP A Greenup County man has been indicted in connection with a June 6 shooting, according to court records.
Jonathon D. Howard, 23, of Greenup, was indicted July 9 on three counts of attempted murder. He was also indicted on one count of first-degree fleeing or evading and one count of fourth-degree assault in a separate case.
According to his indictment, Howard fired an AR-15 at or near the home of a family after threatening to kill them. He then hit one woman inside the home and fled from Greenup City Police, his separate indictment states.
If convicted, Howard could face between 10 and 20 years in prison on each of his attempted murder charges, up to one year in jail on his assault charge and a one-to-five on the fleeing count.