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LISBON -- A Negley man accused of multiple counts of voyeurism and possessing child porn was served recently with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.
Matthew Severs, 40, Taylor Road, was charged with seven counts of illegal use of minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance, a second-degree felony, and five counts of voyeurism, a fifth-degree felony.
All the charges stem from a time frame of Jan. 1, 2019 to Nov. 14, 2021.
The illegal use of a minor charges alleged that Severs photographed a minor in a state of nudity. The voyeurism charges alleged that he invaded the privacy of a child to take pictures or video or other actions. The child was a teen.
Sheriff Brian McLaughlin said the case started as a complaint to the sheriff's office, with a search warrant of the house initiated on Nov. 16, 2021.
Also served with secret indictments were:
-- Damien Phillips, 20, Ohio Avenue, Salem, 30 counts of vandalism, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly causing damage to at least 15 or more vehicles at Stadium Chevrolet and a dozen postal delivery trucks at the Salem Post Office between Dec. 1, 2022 and Dec. 3, 2022 in Salem. According to Salem Police reports, multiple tires were slashed on multiple vehicles at both locations.
-- David Boggs, 31, County Home Road, Lisbon, illegal conveyance of a drug of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, a third-degree felony, and aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly taking drugs into a facility and possessing methamphetamine on July 30, 2022.
-- Indya Spann, 22, Commerce Street, Wellsville, possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing cocaine on Oct. 19, 2021.
-- Carol Jackson, 57, Park Avenue, Columbiana, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Sept. 23, 2022.