A total of 38 people were indicted by The DeKalb County Grand Jury handed down indictments on 38 people last Monday, including four named in sealed indictments.

Among those indicted were Charles Justin Wiggins, 27, for allegedly abusing a five-week old child. Wiggins is accused of two counts of aggravated child abuse of a five week old infant in October of last year.

According to Smithville Police, Wiggins was arrested on Oct. 19 after an investigation allegedly revealed that a five week old infant taken to Cookeville Regional Medical Center with serious injuries had been abused by Wiggins.

The arrest warrant reads; “At approximately 4 a.m. on Monday, October 19 at his Cooper Street residence, Wiggins did knowingly treat a five-week-old boy in a manner as to inflict serious bodily injury. Wiggins stated that he squeezed the child's ribs and bounced the child aggressively enough to cause the child serious injury.”

On the second count the warrant reads: “At approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, October 19, at his residence, Wiggins did knowingly treat a five-week-old boy in a manner as to inflict serious bodily injury. Mr. Wiggins did state that he did pick the child up and squeeze his ribs and slammed him down aggressively into the crib causing the child's head to bounce. Mr. Wiggins stated he pressed down on both the child's legs and felt them break.”

Law enforcement was notified by employees of Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Others indicted were:

•Donald Richard Atnip, Jr. - aggravated burglary and theft under $500.

•Tracy Blaylock - domestic assault.

•Kevin Donald Bogle - theft over $1,000.

•David Allen Cobb - public intoxication and vandalism over $500.

•Tasha Marie Cooke - theft over $1,000.

•Shane Michael Downey - burglary and theft over $1,000.

•Patsy Estes - tampering with evidence, theft under $500, possession of a schedule VI drug, and criminal trespass.

•Warren Brandon Glasby - evading arrest and leaving the scene.

•James Paris Goff - aggravated assault (two counts) and reckless endangerment (two counts).

•Darlene Frances Grisham - theft under $500.

•James Johnson - forgery (four counts).

•Scotty Wayne Knowles - driving on a revoked license.

•Sharon Caldwell Malone - fraudulent use of a credit card (five counts).

•Gregory Allen Mayo - initiation of methamphetamine, possession of a Schedule II drug over 0.5 grams, possession of a weapon by a felon, and possession of a Schedule VI drug.

•Jeffery Scott McAlister - theft over $1,000.

•Steven Anthony Nelson - aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault (two counts), and domestic assault.

•Shannon Lynn Newby - possession of paraphernalia.

•Heather Perkins - child abuse.

•Tony Petty, Jr. - possession of a Schedule VI drug.

•Hobert Taylor Price - driving without a license and financial responsibility.

•Toni Price - possession of paraphernalia.

•Nicholas Rollings - driving on a suspended license.

•Charles Self - driving on a suspended license (2nd offense) and registration violation.

•Jeremy Austin Scruggs - driving on a revoked license.

•Jerrod Curtis Sims - aggravated assault and domestic assault.

•Sara South - criminal trespass.

•Dustin Sullivan and Ernest Dodd - burglary and theft over $10,000.

•David Michael Teachout - driving on a suspended license (2nd offense) (2 counts) and following too close.

•Ramiro Torres - driving on a revoked license and financial responsibility.

•Henry Burt Turner, Jr. - aggravated burglary, theft under $500, and vandalism over $500.

•Regina Valdez - driving under the influence and light law violation.

•Albert Dayton West - DUI (third offense), DUI per se, driving on a revoked license (second offense), leaving the scene, failure to exercise due care, and financial responsibility.

All those indicted will be arraigned in DeKalb County Criminal Court at 9 a.m