Police discover man who overdosed was wanted on drug charge
The Daily Jeffersonian
A man wanted after being indicted last month by a Guernsey County grand jury on a felony drug charge was arrested by Cambridge Police Friday evening after an apparent drug overdose in the city.
William W. Knicely, 49, New Concord, was taken into custody at Southeastern Med after being treated by medical personnel in the emergency department.
Knicely was indicted by a Guernsey County Common Pleas Court grand jury on Jan. 20 for one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony.
Attempts to deliver the indictment to Knicely at a Rough and Ready Road address were unsuccessful and a warrant for his arrest was issued on Feb. 1.
Grand jury indicts 14 people on felony charges
John Gerdau Jr. charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor
The Daily Jeffersonian
A Cambridge man accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor victim was one of 14 people recently indicted by a Guernsey County Common Pleas Court Grand Jury.
John Cecil Gerdau Jr., 36, faces one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor or corruption of a minor, a third-degree felony.
The offense for which Gerdau was charged was committed on Dec. 17, according to the court s online records.
An initial charge of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor was filed by Cambridge Police on Dec. 22. As part of the bond, Gerdau was prohibited from having contact with the alleged victim or a Stewart Avenue property.