During the week of January
30 through February 5 deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded
to 1,362 calls for service throughout the
community.
Burglary
Case #17-5551:
On February 1, 2017, at approximately 2:30pm, Deputy N.
Buckler responded to Stamper Court, in Prince Frederick, for the report of a
destruction of property. The victim stated he was away for the weekend and upon
returning, discovered the front door to his residence would not close properly.
It appears someone attempted to kick the
door in but did not make entry. There is
no suspect information at this time.
CDS
Violation Case #17-6254:
On February 4, 2017, at approximately 5:00pm, Dfc. S.
Moran was dispatched to the College of Southern Maryland, in Prince Frederick, for
the report of an intoxicated subject sitting in a (running) vehicle and parked
at the college. Upon arrival he observed a vehicle matching the description
double parked and the college security officer, Don Chamblee, removing the keys
from the car’s ignition. The driver, Thomas Miller, Jr., 34, of Owings, was slumped over in the driver’s seat
with his cell phone in his hand. As
Deputy Moran made contact with Miller, he awoke and began using his phone. EMS arrived to check on Miller, who refused
treatment. He had slurred speech and
appeared disoriented. Miller had an open
pill bottle containing Oxycontin and Alprazolam in his vehicle and was not able
to pass field sobriety tests. He was
placed under arrest and charged with Driving/Attempting to Drive a Vehicle While
Impaired, CDS Possession of a Synthetic Narcotic (Oxycontin) and CDS Dangerous
Nonnarcotic Drug (Alprazolam).
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| Thomas Miller, Jr., 34, of Owings |
CDS
Violation Case #17-6196:
On February 4, 2017, at approximately 10:30am, Dfc. M. Trigg, observed
a vehicle speeding southbound on Solomon’s Island Road, in the area of Broomes
Island, and conduct a traffic stop at the Post Office on Governor’s Run
Road. The Control Center notified Dfc.
Trigg that the driver, Larry Young, 40,
of Waldorf, MD, had an expired license to drive. When the K9 scan resulted positive for drugs,
Dfc. Trigg conducted a search of the vehicle where he located a small blue round pill later identified as Oxycodone
Hydrochloride and found a small glassine baggie with light residue inside of
it. Young was arrested for CDS Possession of a Synthetic narcotic (Oxycodone)
and Possession of Paraphernalia (baggie).
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| Larry Young, 40, of Waldorf, MD |
CDS
Violation Case #17-5848:
On February 2, 2017, at approximately 9:00pm, Deputy K.
Williamson was conducting stationary radar and clocked a vehicle speeding 25
mph over the posted limit at the intersection of MD Rt. 2/Wayside Drive, in
Sunderland. He conducted a traffic stop
and made contact with the (4) four occupants.
At that time Dfc. R. Burgraff and Dfc. D. Clark arrived on the scene and
asked the occupants to step out of the vehicle.
While searching the right rear passenger, Theresa Powell, 54, of Annapolis, MD, Deputies discovered she was
in possession of (2) two white rocks and paraphernalia. Found in the vehicle’s trunk was a black
satchel, belonging to Eugene Thompson,
43, also of Annapolis, MD, containing a clear plastic bag with 27 grams of
suspected Marijuana and a digital scale with Marijuana residue. Powell was arrested and charged with (1) one
count of Possession of Crack Cocaine and Possession of Paraphernalia (plastic
baggie). Thompson was charged with (1)
one count of CDS: Possess with Intent to Distribute (Marijuana), Possession of
Marijuana 10+ grams and Possession of Paraphernalia (digital scale). The driver, Artrell Pratt, of Annapolis, MD,
was issued a speeding citation and a warning for possessing two MD licenses.
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| Theresa Powell, 54, of Annapolis, MD |
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| Eugene Thompson, 43, of Annapolis, MD |
CDS
Violation Case #17-5628:
On February 1, 2017, at approximately 9:00pm, Deputy K. Williamson observed
a vehicle traveling in an unsafe manner, without using the proper turn
signals. He conducted a traffic stop in
the Dunkirk Safeway parking lot and made contact with the driver, Adora Griffin, 27, of Sunderland, and
passenger Antwuan Bland, 33, of Prince
Frederick. A K9 sniff of the vehicle
resulted in a positive alert. Deputy
Williamson discovered (4) four small baggies, a small black bag and a backpack
containing a bag full of pills. Griffin
was issued a traffic citation for driving in violation of her license
restriction, warnings for speeding and unsafe lane changes and charged with
Possession of Paraphernalia (baggies). Bland was charged with CDS: Possession-not Marijuana
(Ziprasidone Hydrochloride) and Possession of Paraphernalia (baggies).
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| Adora Griffin, 27, of Sunderland |
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| Antwuan Bland, 33, of Prince Frederick |
CDS
Violation Case #17-5615:
On February 1, 2017, at approximately 8:00pm, Dfc. J. Denton
observed a vehicle on Dalrymple Road, in Sunderland, traveling in an unsafe
manner, repeatedly crossing over the directional lines. As he attempted to
conduct a traffic stop, he witnessed the passenger toss (3) three clear plastic
bags out the window while the vehicle continued driving away. Dfc.
D. Naughton and Dfc. T. Holt arrived on the scene and were able to get in front
and block the vehicle on Hardesty Road, just prior to Valley Lane. As the front seat passenger, Shante Johnson, 34, of Lusby, was
extracted from the vehicle, a clear plastic bag containing a white powdery
substance (cocaine) fell from his person.
A search of the vehicle revealed a cut green straw in the center
console. At this time the driver, Shericka
Brooks, 34, of Prince Frederick, and passenger (Johnson) were placed in
handcuffs. Deputies recovered the clear
plastic bags, all containing cocaine, for a total weight of 17 grams. Both Johnson and Brooks were transported to
the Detention Center and charged with CDS: Possession with Intent to Distribute
(Cocaine) and CDS: Possession of Cocaine.
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| Shante Johnson, 34, of Lusby |
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| Shericka Brooks, 34, of Prince Frederick |
CDS
Violation Case #17-5235:
On January 30, 2017, at approximately 10:00pm, Dfc. J.
Denton and Dfc. D. Naughton were assisting a pedestrian who was walking out in the
cold, along Solomon’s Island Road/Rousby Hall Road, in Lusby. While on the scene a vehicle drove past and a
strong odor of marijuana could be detected emitting from the vehicle. Dfc. Denton activated his emergency lights
and conducted a traffic stop on Solomon’s Island Road/White Sands Drive, in
Lusby. The (5) five occupants were
identified and searched. One of the
occupants, Johnny Lawler, 23, of Bear,
DE, was found to be in possession of Heroin, Suboxone and paraphernalia. He
was transported to the Detention Center and charged with Possession of Heroin,
Possession of a Synthetic Narcotic (Suboxone) and Possession of Paraphernalia
(syringe). The other occupants were
charged on a MD Civil Citation for Marijuana found within the vehicle and
released on the scene.
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| Johnny Lawler, 23, of Bear, DE |
Disorderly Conduct Case #17-5389:
On January 31, 2017, at approximately 7:00pm, Dfc. W. Durner
and other members of the Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Thunderbird
Drive, in Lusby, for the report of an incoherent subject with a knife. Upon arrival Deputies observed several
citizens pointing in the direction of Thunderbird Drive, where the suspect
could be heard in the wood area. Dfc.
Durner approached Justin Brinkley, 25,
of Princeton, West Virginia, who was speaking incoherently and very
disoriented. Brinkley had a strong odor
of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his person and had a small cut under his
chin from an apparent fall. EMS
responded to the scene and cleared Brinkley medically and left the scene. Due
to the large amount of people that he disturbed, Brinkley was placed under
arrest and charged with Disorderly Conduct and Intoxicated Public
Disturbance.
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| Justin Brinkley, 25, of Princeton, West Virginia |
Theft
Case #17-5536:
On February 1, 2017, at approximately 1:00pm, Deputy T.
Rzepkowski responded to the Prince Frederick Walmart for the report of a
shoplifter in custody. Upon arrival he
met with the Walmart security guard, Gerard Jones, who informed him that Tammy Ross, 56, of Lexington Park, MD, was observed taking merchandise tags off of
items and placing them on other merchandise.
She then proceeded to the self-checkout line where she rang up the items
and attempted to leave the store. Deputy
Rzepkowski placed Ross under arrest and charged her with Theft Less $1,000.00.
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| Tammy Ross, 56, of Lexington Park, MD |
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