11 inmates charged after prison riot in Warren County

The riot broke out in July at Warren Correctional Institution near Lebanon.

A Warren County grand jury indicted 11 inmates in connection with an alleged prison riot at Warren Correctional Institution on July 2.

An argument between a group of inmates over the use of telephones in the day room area of the prison outside Lebanon escalated into a fight, according to a news release issued Monday from the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office.

Some of the inmates are affiliated with two prison gangs, the Aryan Brotherhood and Cincinnati Wild Boys, according to an investigation by the Ohio Highway Patrol.

All 11 inmates were indicted on two counts of aggravated rioting, according to the press release. They face a maximum of 36 months additional prison time.

They all have been transferred to the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville as a result of their involvement.

Those indicted were:

  • Matthew E. Hoker, 23, convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide in Greene County
  • Thomas Reddy, 22, convicted of failure to comply and receiving stolen property in Hamilton County
  • Roger Lee Cook, 25, convicted of trafficking in drugs in Brown County
  • Chip Allen Mills, 23, convicted of burglary, receiving stolen property, and breaking and entering in Miami County
  • Juran J. Smith, 29, convicted of burglary, forgery, and theft in Muskingum County
  • Donald E. Morgan, 34, convicted of burglary and theft in Warren County
  • Javarr Wilder, 18, convicted of aggravated robbery in Montgomery County
  • Glenn Joseph Chasteen, 27, convicted of carrying a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property, robbery, and weapons under disability in Butler County
  • Adam Fowler, 27, convicted of breaking and entering and theft in Butler County
  • Bryan Puckett, 30, convicted of felonious assault in Butler County
  • Conrad B. Iles, 23, convicted of burglary and breaking and entering in Hamilton County

No guards were injured, but inmates had be transported to area hospitals for treatment of serious injuries, according to Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell.

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