The April 2026 Term of the Emanuel County grand jury convened Monday, April 20, 2026, with The Honorable Judge Tommy J. Smith presiding. The Grand Jurors elected Tiffany Lamar to serve as foreperson, Michael Vernon to serve as assistant foreperson and Lindsey Scott to serve as clerk. The Grand Jurors and Bailiff Patrick Sweet were sworn in by Judge Smith as to their duties.
The District Attorney’s Office presented 11 bills of indictment to the grand jury, with the grand jury returning 11 true bill(s) and 0 no bill(s).
True bills included:
Dionta Latron Coney: Entering an automobile (felony)
Phillip Lee Jones: Arson of lands in the 1st degree (felony); Driving under the influence
Moses Smalls, Jr.: Criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree (felony)
Mitchell Steven McCoy: Theft by taking (felony)
Teyundria Dynett Carswell and Kejay Yoland Hall: Theft by taking (felony)
Kermit Leroy Roberts: Fleeing or attempting to elude (felony); Driving under the influence (less safe) (drugs)
Tiffany Lamb Copeland and Kelcie Morris.: Financial transaction card theft (felony); Financial transaction card fraud (x5) (felony); Cruelty to children in the 1st degree (felony); Cruelty to children in the 2nd degree (felony)
Mitchell Steven McCoy: Theft by taking (felony)
James Craig Jenkins: Possession of cocaine (felony)
Ricky Lee Thomas: Trafficking in cocaine (felony); Possession of firearm during commission of a felony (felony); Possession of firearm by convicted felon (felony) (x2)
