The July 2026 term of the Emanuel County grand jury convened Tuesday, August 11, 2026, with The Honorable Judge Robert S. Reeves presiding. The Grand Jurors elected Ryan Pepin to serve as foreperson, Clint Rowland to serve as assistant foreperson and Tiffany Conley to serve as clerk. The Grand Jurors and Bailiff Bobby McCoy were sworn in by Judge Reeves as to their duties.
The District Attorney’s Office presented 8 bills of indictment to the grand jury, with the grand jury returning 8 true bill(s) and 0 no bill(s).
True bills included:
Waltrell Clifton Early: Trafficking meth or amphetamine (felony); Possession of firearm during commission of a felony (felony)
Frank Jones: Burglary in the 2nd degree (felony)
Jonathan Michael Harbin: Theft by receiving stolen property (felony)
Skyler Oneil Lester Reese: Aggravated child molestation (x2); Enticing a child for indecent purposes; Statutory rape (x2); Sexual exploitation of children (x2)
Ricardo Tyrone Whicker: Rape (felony)
Micah Deonte Williams: Trafficking cocaine; Possession of marijuana w/intent to distribute; Possession of firearm during commission of a felony
Nikala Katrice Williams: Criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree (felony)
Michael Preston Copeland: Battery, family violence (felony)
