Grand jury indicts three; Moss, Jones already formally charged
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Saline County grand jury handed up indictments against three people Tuesday.
Two of the people indicted, Raymond Moss and John B. Jones, were already charged through bills of information. The third person, Raymond L. Brindley, was not charged before.
Jones, a local funeral director, was indicted on five counts of theft and six counts of failure to deposit funds into a trust account when required by the Funeral Funds Act. The evidence was presented to the grand jury by Special Prosecutor Charles R. Zalar of the appellate prosecutor's office. Jones was charged Sept. 8 - the grand jury indictment means a Nov. 30 preliminary hearing date for Jones will be rescheduled as a pretrial date, since probable cause was established through the indictment.
Investigators believe Jones, who was a partner in Gaskins-Jones Funeral Home, deposited money for several prepaid funeral contracts into the funeral home's general operating funds instead of placing the funds in a trust, annuity or life insurance policy as required by law.
Gaskins-Jones Funeral Home is out of business. The last obituary from Gaskins or Gaskins-Jones Funeral Home was published in the Daily Register on Nov. 5.
Moss, 46, 724 Beggs Place, Harrisburg, is charged with a single count of aggravated criminal sexual assault. Authorities contend Moss used force to place his penis in the vagina of a woman, choking her and bruising her in the process, according to court documents.
Moss was formally charged Oct. 15 with aggravated criminal sexual assault. A preliminary hearing was set for last Friday, but Moss asked for a one-week delay so he could call witnesses to the hearing. The grand jury indictment means the preliminary hearing won't be held.
The testifying officer in the Moss case was Det. Curt Hustedde of the Harrisburg Police Department.
Moss remains held at the Saline County Detention Center on $1 million bond.
Brindley, 58, 722 W. Lincoln St., Harrisburg, is facing two charges of child abduction, a Class 4 felony. The bills of indictment state Brindley lured, or tried to lure two children, 9 and 10 years old, into his vehicle for an unlawful purpose on Aug. 14.
Brindley was arrested 10:20 p.m. Tuesday by Harrisburg Police. He remains held on $2,000 cash bond.
The testifying officer in the Brindley case was Bobby Ragsdale of the Harrisburg Police Department.
A Class 4 felony is punishable by one to three years in the Department of Corrections.