On February 3, 2015 at approximately 0559 hours Deputy First Class Robert Brady
responded to Off Site Area “B” of the Dominion LNG project, located on the west
side of Cove point Road and Route 4 for the report of trespassers. Upon
arrival, Deputy Brady found that two unknown females were in the process of
climbing a crane that was unoccupied.
Deputy Brady and Sergeant Vladimir Bortchevsky of the Calvert County
Sheriff’s Office located a female attempting to climb the crane. Deputies identified her as Heather Doyle, 31
of Washington D.C. Doyle had climbing
gear and was asked to desist. Doyle refused to comply and was arrested for
trespassing and failure to obey a lawful order from Law Enforcement. While Doyle was standing next to a Calvert
County Sheriff’s Office marked patrol vehicle awaiting transport to the Calvert
County Detention Center, she intentionally damaged the paint on the vehicle by
scraping the handcuffs she was wearing in a manner that was gouging into the
vehicle’s paint. Doyle was charged with
destruction of property in addition for damaging the vehicle’s paint.
A second person
identified as Carling Sothoron, 28 of
Baltimore Maryland was also equipped with climbing equipment and banners objecting
to Fracking. Sothoron was asked to climb
down off of the crane and was told that she was putting herself and officers in
a dangerous situation. Deputy First
Class Stephen Esposito climbed the crane, using climbing gear. Dfc. Esposito ensured that Sothoron was
secured to the crane. Dave Marco from Kiewit construction responded to the
scene. Mr. Marco is the Labor Relations
and Security Safety Manager of this among other construction sites. After
consultation with Mr. Marco and ensuring the safety of both Sothoron and Dfc.
Esposito, the crane boom was lowered and Sothoron was apprehended and charged
with trespassing and failure to obey a lawful order from Law Enforcement. Both Sothoron and Doyle are currently being
held at the Calvert County Detention Center awaiting a hearing before the
District Court Commissioner.
