MOUNT VERNON — A Knox County man was indicted for the third time this month, this time on drug-related charges.
The Aug. 29 Knox County Grand Jury indicted Vernon W. Kanode Jr., 26, on charges of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; possessing drug abuse instruments, a second-degree misdemeanor; and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
An Aug. 1 grand jury indicted him on one count of abduction, a third-degree felony, and assault, a first-degree misdemeanor. That case is pending.
More recently, Kanode was indicted on Aug. 15 for failure to provide a change of address to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. A criminal jury trial is scheduled for Oct. 4.
Kanode is required to register a change of address because he pleaded guilty in 2017 to a fourth-degree felony charge of rape of a minor and was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. The incident occurred in August 2016.
In February 2019, Kanode pleaded guilty to inducing a panic stemming from an incident in July 2018 when he barricaded himself inside a second-floor apartment with a firearm. He received a 17-month sentence to be served concurrently with a Morrow County case.
In February 2016, a Knox County Grand Jury indicted Kanode on one charge of grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony. He pleaded guilty in May 2016 and was sentenced to three years of community control.
Monday’s grand jury handed down six other indictments in addition to Kanode:
Paul D. Scott Jr, Mount Vernon, aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony
James A. Smith, Mount Vernon, aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony
Uriah Langston, Mount Vernon, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity with forfeiture specification, second-degree felony; receiving stolen property, fourth-degree felony; three counts of receiving stolen property, fifth-degree felonies; two counts of receiving stolen property, first-degree misdemeanors; theft, fifth-degree felony; and criminal trespass, fourth-degree misdemeanor
Ryan W. Schonauer, Howard, aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony
Tanner J. DePolo, Mount Vernon, theft, fifth-degree felony
Sherrie E. Hess, Mount Vernon, three counts of thefts, fifth-degree felonies; and four counts of theft, first-degree misdemeanor
