The July 2026 Term of the Emanuel County grand jury reconvened Monday, September 21, 2026, with The Honorable Robert S. Reeves presiding and Ryan Pepin serving as Foreperson and Tiffany Conley serving as Clerk.
The District Attorney’s Office presented 15 bills of indictment to the grand jury, with the grand jury returning 15 true bill(s) and 0 no bill(s).
True bills included:
Kenneth Leon Jones: Failure to register as sex offender
Alex Vilmenay: Obstruction of an officer
Robert Eugene Smith Jr.: Escape
Robert Shane Brown: Criminal attempt to commit sexual exploitation of children
James Wendell Whitlock: Child molestation; Grooming of a minor
Spencer Thaddeus Huck: Sexual exploitation of children (x15)
Leroy Williams Jr.: Serious injury by vehicle (x2); DUI; DUI less safe; Disregarding traffic control device
Jyquavious Desmond Mincey: Aggravated battery (FV); Aggravated assault (FV); Possession of firearm during commission of a felony
Harrison Donte Sherrod: Aggravated assault (FV); Aggravated assault
Theodore Braddy Hernandez: Possession of firearm by convicted felon
Ronald Boatwright: Sex offender registration
Rockkeem Jamal Rucker: Rape (felony); Incest (x3) (felony); Aggravated child molestation (x2) (felony); Aggravated sexual battery (felony)
Frisscardo Garnell Bostic: Fleeing or attempting to elude police officer
Terrence Lamaar Scott: Aggravated assault; Battery (FV)
Marcus Van Kelly: Aggravated battery (FV); Aggravated assault (FV)
