A May 12 shooting on Steubenville's Hollywood Boulevard has now landed two Ohio Valley men under indictment, after a Jefferson County grand jury this week charged them in connection with the gunfire that wounded a man on the 100 block of the street.
The panel returned counts of felonious assault and having weapons while under disability against 24-year-old Deonbre Kenneth Bailey-Anderson and 21-year-old Nathaniel Wise. Police say the two were driving in opposite directions on Hollywood Boulevard when shots rang out. The wounded man was first treated at Trinity Medical Center West, then taken to a Pittsburgh hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to The Herald-Star, Steubenville police believe the violence grew out of an altercation among people who already knew one another. Officers were first called to reports of shots fired around 6 p.m. Police Chief Ken Anderson told the paper that Bailey-Anderson was later arrested in Pennsylvania with help from Allegheny County and Swissvale officers and was being held in an Allegheny County jail pending extradition. The Herald-Star reports the victim initially went to the emergency room at Trinity West before being transferred to the Pittsburgh hospital for additional treatment.
Grand jury returns indictments
A Jefferson County grand jury on Thursday formally indicted both Bailey-Anderson and Wise on felonious assault and having weapons under disability, as reported by WTRF. Court records cited by WTRF indicate Wise was adjudicated delinquent in 2023 on a felonious assault charge in juvenile court, while Bailey-Anderson has a 2021 drug-possession conviction. Authorities say those histories made both men ineligible to possess firearms.
Investigators also say a third man was wounded during the exchange of gunfire and that the probe is very much active as detectives continue to track down leads.
Legal next steps
In practical terms, an indictment means prosecutors have presented a case to a grand jury and persuaded it that there is probable cause to charge the suspects. Bailey-Anderson and Wise remain presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty, and both will be arraigned in Jefferson County.
"Having weapons while under disability" is spelled out in Ohio Revised Code §2923.13 as a third-degree felony. Under Ohio's sentencing scheme, most third-degree felonies carry definite prison terms ranging from 9 to 36 months, along with potential fines and other penalties depending on any specifications attached to the charge. Any exact punishment would be determined by a judge at sentencing if there is a conviction.
Local coverage has highlighted the multi-agency work that led to Bailey-Anderson's arrest in Pennsylvania, and authorities say the investigation is still ongoing. So far, officials have not publicly announced arraignment dates or said whether additional counts will be filed.
As detectives continue gathering evidence, prosecutors will decide whether to pursue further charges or firearm specifications tied to the Hollywood Boulevard shooting, a decision that could ultimately influence both how the case is charged and what penalties might be on the table if there are convictions.
The Jefferson County Prosecutor's Office and Steubenville police have not released a timetable for upcoming court filings. The case will move deeper into the county court system once formal arraignments are scheduled.
