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Noble County grand jury indicts 21 people including alleged burglars The Daily Jeffersonian CALDWELL A Noble County grand jury recently returned 40 indictments against 21 individuals including a quartet of suspects accused of breaking into an occupied home on Brown Street in Belle Valley last month. The grand jury indicted Ralph Cruikshanks Jr., 52, Grove City, on four counts of kidnapping and one count of burglary, all first-degree felonies, for his alleged role in the incident on a Saturday morning. Co-defendants indicted included Tina Cruikshanks, 51, Athens, on single counts of aggravated burglary and complicity to kidnapping, first-degree felonies, and escape, a second-degree felony; John Wilkos, 56, Athens, on single counts of aggravated burglary and complicity to kidnapping, first-degree felonies; and Tabatha McDaniel, 50, Luttrell, Tenn., on one count of complicity to kidnapping, a first-degree felony. ....
Armed intruders forced their way into Belle Valley home Four individuals charged with aggravated burglar The Daily Jeffersonian BELLE VALLEY Charges were filed Monday against four individuals accused of breaking into a Brown Street home in Belle Valley Saturday morning while armed with weapons and a sledge hammer. The suspects reportedly threatened and harassed the family before being taken into custody by Noble County deputies who arrived approximately three minutes after the male resident s call for help. Sheriff Jason Mackie identified the suspects as John Wilkos, 56, Athens; Ralph Cruikshanks Jr., 52, Grove City; Tina Cruikshanks, 51, Athens; and Tabitha McDaniel, 50, Luttrell, Tennessee. ....