WCSO NEWS RELEASES – 15 APR 2022


On 8 Apr 2022 Deputy Stillson was dispatched to Dayton Road, Marietta Township, to a report of a stolen vehicle.  The family had hired Donna Malone, to be a caregiver for a family member.   The family member was unable to make competent decisions and had given the vehicle to Donna Malone.  Upon completion of the investigation a summons is being requested for Donna Jean Malone, age 53, 107 Vine Street, Marietta, OH, on a charge of theft by deception. 

On 8 Apr 2022, while patrolling the intersection of State Route 7 and Clement Ave, deputies observed several criminal indicators of the male operator in a silver in color Ford Mustang, West Virginia registration. The registration was checked, coming back to Jordan M. Crouser, on a 2005 Mazda.  A traffic stop was initiated and contact was made with Crouser.  Crouser stated he had just purchased the Ford Mustang.  Jordan M Crouser, age 20, 105 36th Street, Vienna, WV, was issued a citation for fictitious license plate.

On 10 Apr 2022 Deputy Tucker was dispatched to a complaint of a male subject drinking in his car on Richwood Court, Belpre Township.  A male was observed in the driver’s seat operating the vehicle.  As deputies approached the vehicle, the driver, identified as Frazier Nyasulu, drove his vehicle into his driveway and into the garage.  Nyasulu was having difficulty making sense of why we were there.  A heavy odor of alcohol was detected with him admitting to having 2 maybe 3 “tall boy” beers.  Nyasulu was asked to submit to field sobriety testing to which he agreed, which he did very poorly on.   Nyasulu was transported for a BAC test.  The results came back as invalid entry and was marked as a refusal and Nyalulu was transported back to his residence.  A citation was issued to Frazier Wongani Nyasulu, age 64, 155 Richwood Court, Belpre, OH, was issued a citation for physical control. 

On 10 Apr 2022 Deputy Gainer was dispatched to Wesley Township to a report of Anthony Hill threatening another subject.  It was reported that Hill drove his car into the rear of a subject’s UTV earlier in the day in Athens County.  After completing the investigation, it was determined that Anthony Trent Hill, age 32, 1154 Patten Mills Road, Cutler, OH, would be placed under arrest and charged aggravated menacing. 

The following subject(s) were processed into the Washington County Jail 13 Apr 2022:

Kirkland Michael Dennewitz, age 26, Racine, OH, sex offender failure to register address, a felony.

There are currently 19 female inmates and 73 male inmates being housed in the Washington County Jail.