The Floyd County Sheriff’s Department has released a new list of people wanted on felony charges in the county. Some of the individuals have been sentenced on serious crimes but allegedly failed to stick to the terms of probation. Others were charged but never arrested. One man did not show up to a hearing just before he was scheduled for a jury trial, and another may have left the country.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the following individuals should contact the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department at 812-948-5407.
Craig L. Davey
AGE: 39
WANTED FOR: Violation of probation on attempted murder conviction
SEX: Male
RACE: Black
HEIGHT: 6 feet, 2 inches
WEIGHT: 214 pounds
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: National Avenue in Jeffersonville
Davey spent nine years of a 20-year sentence in the Indiana Department of Correction after being convicted of attempted murder in Floyd County in 1992. A violation of probation warrant was issued in February in Floyd County Circuit Court after Davey failed to pay his probation fees.
Joseph G. Ross
AGE: 25
WANTED FOR: Class A felony robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, class B felony aggravated battery and class B felony criminal confinement
SEX: Male
RACE: Black
HEIGHT: 5 feet, 7 inches
WEIGHT: 160 pounds
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 900 block of State Street in New Albany
In August of 2006, Ross and three other men allegedly abducted a man at gunpoint and then drove him around the city while they beat him. The alleged victim said Ross stole his tennis shoes and cigarettes. The alleged victim suffered a broken jaw, elbow and wrist and a serious cut to his head. The case against Ross has been continued several times as he underwent psychiatric evaluations. An arrest warrant was issued for Ross after he failed to show up for a hearing two weeks before his trial was to begin in April.
Brandie Montgomery
AGE: 30
WANTED FOR: Violation of probation on maintaining a common nuisance conviction
SEX: Female
RACE: White
HEIGHT: 5 feet, 2 inches
WEIGHT: 180 pounds
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 4300 block of Lake Louisville Drive in Louisville
Montgomery pleaded guilty in May to maintaining a common nuisance and taking a minor to a common nuisance. She had originally been charged with manufacturing cocaine, narcotics or methamphetamine. A warrant was issued on Sept. 14 for failing to pay public defender fees.
Juan Ortuno
AGE: 30
WANTED FOR: Class A felony dealing in cocaine (charged in October 2003 and never arrested)
SEX: Male
RACE: Hispanic
HEIGHT: 5 feet, 7 inches
WEIGHT: 150 pounds
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 1700 block of Greentree Boulevard in Clarksville
Ontra L. Russell
AGE: 27
WANTED FOR: Class A felony dealing in cocaine and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and visiting a common nuisance filed in November 2008 (warrant issued in May after he failed to show up for a pretrial hearing)
SEX: Male
RACE: Black
HEIGHT: 5 feet, 11 inches
WEIGHT: 150 pounds
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 2200 block of Congress Street in Louisville
Diego G. Tellez
AGE: 29
WANTED FOR: Two counts of class A felony dealing in cocaine in June 2008 (warrant issued in April after attorney indicated Tellez fled to Mexico)
SEX: Male
RACE: Hispanic
HEIGHT: 5 feet, 7 inches
WEIGHT: 150 pounds
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 2900 block of Blackiston Mill Road in Clarksville
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