Indictments issued for rape, burglary charges
By Kyle Shaner - kshaner@sidneydailynews.com
SIDNEY – A Sidney man was indicted on a rape charge while a Piqua man was indicted on an aggravated burglary charge, both of which are first degree felonies, by the Shelby County grand jury.
Timothy James Beard, 23, of Sidney, was indicted on a charge of rape, a first degree felony. Beard reportedly engaged in sexual conduct with a girl younger than 13 years old.
Zaqon Marteece Zion Clemons, 22, of Piqua, was indicted on a charge of aggravated burglary, a first degree felony. Clemons and others reportedly forced entry into an occupied home on East South Street in Sidney, without permission, while he possessed a gun.
Man indicted on burglary, kidnapping charges
By Kyle Shaner - kshaner@sidneydailynews.com
SIDNEY – A Piqua man was indicted on a charge of aggravated burglary and two charges of kidnapping, each of which are first degree felonies, by the Shelby County grand jury Thursday.
Zaqon Marteece Zion Clemons, 22, of Piqua, along with others, is accused of forcing entry into an occupied home on South Street in Sidney and inflicting physical harm on the victims. He also reportedly restrained a man and a woman during the burglary on Dec. 1, 2020.
Other indictments included:
• Travis R. Morley, 27, who is in the Shelby County Jail, was indicted on charges of failure to comply with an order or signal of an officer, a third degree felony, receiving stolen property, a fourth degree felony, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth degree felony, and possessing criminal tools, a fifth degree felony. Morley is accused of fleeing from a law enforcement officer’s signal to stop his vehicle on M