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A Rural Hall, N.C. man has been indicted with involuntary manslaughter in the May 25 traffic death of local tow truck driver Russell Nelson.

According to Carroll County Commonwealth’s Attorney Nathan H. Lyons, a Carroll County Grand Jury indicted Jesse Tang of involuntary manslaughter on Monday. An indictment is a formal charge, not a finding of guilt.

Nelson, 75, was killed the morning of May 25 after loading a disabled vehicle on the cab of his Russell’s Garage rollback truck. According to Lyons, Nelson had loaded the vehicle and was attempting to get into the cab of the rollback when he was struck by a vehicle on the shoulder of the road at the 5.5 mile marker of Interstate 77 North, just south of Fancy Gap, sometime before 9 a.m. that morning.

“The involuntary manslaughter indictment is based on driver inattentiveness,” Lyons said. “He was driving on the shoulder when he hit a pedestrian on the shoulder of the road.”

Also indicted Monday by a Carroll County Grand Jury were:

Brittany Nicole Balser was indicted for malicious wounding.

Toby Joe Barley was indicted for larceny third offense.

Tina Leigh Baumgardner was indicted for shoplifting third offense.

Carl Joseph Blahnik was indicted for possession of a firearm after being convicted of a violent felony.

Douglas Michael Bolen, Jr. was indicted for grand larceny.

Timothy Banks Brannock was indicted for five counts of grand larceny and one count each of destruction of property and eluding a law enforcement officer.

Michael Paul Brewer was indicted for two counts of malicious injury and one count of abduction.

Eric James Brinegar was indicted for one count each of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute more than five pounds, manufacture of marijuana, and possession of a firearm while possessing marijuana.

Jeremiah James Caudill was indicted for one count each of shoplifting and conspiracy to shoplifting.

William Randall Collins was indicted for bad check.

James Allen Cox was indicted for grand larceny.

Joey Allen Dalton, Sr. was indicted for one count each of possession of a firearm after being convicted of a violent felony, statutory burglary, and grand larceny.

Tonya Renee Francis was indicted for possession of a Schedule II drug (methamphetamine).

Wendy Leigh Frank was indicted for larceny third offense.

Kevin Heath Frazier was indicted for possession of a Schedule II drug (methamphetamine).

Richard Wilson Garrett was indicted for attempted capital murder, three counts of attempted malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer, and one count each of assault and battery on a police officer, attempted escape, escape, grand larceny, and eluding a law enforcement officer.

Kristin Danielle Heaton was indicted for grand larceny.

Jason Lee Hill was indicted for assault and battery against a family or household member.

Jerry Odell Johnson was indicted for possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony.

Christopher Brandon Jones was indicted for one count each of statutory burglary, conspiracy to commit statutory burglary, grand larceny, and conspiracy to commit grand larceny.

Cleve Junior Lester was indicted for possession of a Schedule II drug (oxycodone) and obtaining drugs by false pretenses.

Naomi Michelle McKinney was indicted for grand larceny and conspiracy to commit grand larceny.

Donny Lee Moore was indicted for two counts of shoplifting third offense.

Raymond Franklin Moore, Jr. was indicted for grand larceny.

Daniel Isaiah Osborne was indicted for statutory burglary.

Edgar Melvin Pauley, Jr. was indicted for possession of a Schedule II drug (methamphetamine).

Timothy Wayne Smith was indicted for possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony.

Randy Reaves Snow was indicted for possession of a Schedule II drug (oxymorphone).

Julio Angel Torres was indicted for shoplifting third offense.

Dorothy Bowles White was indicted for one count each of forgery and uttering.

Patrick Wayne Cobler was indicted for possession of a Schedule I drug (methylone) with intent to district.

Matthew Isaiah Pruitt was indicted for two counts of credit card forgery.

Teresa R. Sigmon was indicted for one count each of furnishing a firearm to a felon and altering a serial number on a firearm.

Mark Steven Smith was indicted for grand larceny.

Emmett Ray Stephenson was indicted for possession of a firearm after being convicted of a violent felony.