Robbery, strangulation, and drug trafficking were among indictments returned by the Christian County Grand Jury Friday.
The grand jury indicted 21-year old Jacorie Jerome Summers of Hopkinsville, 18-year old Tyler Thomas Parker and 19-year old Jordan Littrell Shemwell, both of Cadiz, and 19-year old Zyair Jahre Clack of Owensboro for first-degree robbery. Parker, Shemwell, and Clack were also indicted for possession of drug paraphernalia while armed and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. Parker is facing an additional charge for possessing marijuana while armed and Clack was indicated on an additional charge for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
The charges stem from December 9, 2019 when Hopkinsville police reported the four men robbed 19-year old Keyivoran Pettigrew of Cadiz in the parking lot at Burkes Outlet on Fort Campbell Boulevard. The suspects allegedly threatened to shoot Pettigrew and took items from him before fleeing the scene in a car. Police reportedly found the vehicle on Rose Drive with the men still inside. During a search of the car, police say they located a gun, marijuana, a digital scale and the stolen items.
21-year old Ajaizion Johnson of Hopkinsville was indicted for first-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault – domestic violence. According to the arrest warrant, on November 18, 2019 Johnson put his hands around a female’s neck and applied pressure, impeding her ability to breathe. He also allegedly punched her in the head and bit her leg.
The grand jury also indicted 34-year old Taniel Romiro Rodriguez-Merced of Apopka, Florida and 26-year old Eric Javier Pineiro of Clarksville for trafficking Fentanyl over 28 grams, importing Heroin, Carfentanil, Fentanyl, or Fentanyl derivatives, first-degree trafficking methamphetamine over two grams, and first-degree trafficking cocaine over four grams. The charges are in connection to a traffic stop for an improper turn signal on Lovers Lane on December 14, 2019 in which Hopkinsville police conducted a search of the vehicle and found approximately 130 grams of suspected Fentanyl, 1,244 grams of suspected meth, and approximately 818 grams of suspected Cocaine. Police say they determined the suspected Fentanyl was transported from Tennessee.
