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Four Charged For Having Fentanyl, Cocaine Accessible To Child In Maryland: Sheriff (Updated)
New arrests have been made a month after a group was caught with drug and weapons in the vicinity of a child, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Last month, Lexington Park resident Joseph Matthew Queen III, 30, and Terrance Lamar Barnes, 29, who has no fixed address, were arrested following a pair of search and seizures in the county.
On Tuesday, the agency announced that Felicia Eve Lopez, 29, and Dana Marie Royster, 39, both of Lexington Park, have also been arrested and charged in connection to the February case.
Officials said that on Friday, Feb. 23, deputies fr…
Anne Arundel County Dealer Gets 8 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Possession, Distribution: Feds
An Anne Arundel County man was sentenced to eight years behind bars for fentanyl possession and distribution, authorities announced Thursday, May 14.
Orlando Ray Coleman, Sr., 44, of Millersville, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release.
Coleman pleaded guilty in November 2019 to operating as a drug trafficker in Annapolis and Baltimore with help from supplier Clarence Coby, wh…
Stolen Guns, Drugs, Cash Seized During Two Searches In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A pair of search and seizure warrants led to drug and weapon charges for two in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office.
Lexington Park resident Joseph Matthew Queen III, 30, and Terrance Lamar Barnes, 29, who has no fixed address, are being held behind bars following two busts over the weekend, authorities announced.
On Friday, deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office first responded to a residence in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, where they recovered suspected Fentanyl/xylazine mix, crack cocaine, cocaine, cash, loaded handguns, and posses…
Four Pounds Of Meth, 13 Guns Seized During Search Of Maryland Home: Police
More than a dozen weapons and four pounds of meth are off the streets following a bust in Fairfax County, police say.
Michael Bond, 33, of Maryland, and Sterling resident Anne Sue Hyun Lee, 26, have been charged in connection to a December robbery that resulted in the seizure of 13 guns and several pounds of meth, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Tuesday.
Late last month, officers were called to the Residence Inn on Old Courthouse Road in Vienna, where Lee and Bond allegedly brandished weapons and pistol-whipped their victim before stealing cash.
Following the investigatio…
Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Five Firearms Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police
Thousands of fentanyl pills are off the streets after three men from the region were busted by investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department.
The lengthy Gang Unit investigation resulted in the arrest of two men from Maryland, and a third from the District, who were part of a major drug and weapon seizure, the agency announced on Thursday.
Those charged:
Dream Edwards, 26, of Columbia;
Romel Johnson, 22, of Laurel;
Michael Jordan Thompson, 34, of Washington, DC.
(left to right) Dream Edwards, Romel Johnson, Michael Jordan Thompson Prince George's County Police
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Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A multi-agency investigation in Frederick County led to the downfall of a drug trafficking organization, authorities announced on Friday.
Last month, three people were arrested as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into a large-scale trafficking organization operating in Northern Maryland in the areas of Frederick and Washington counties.
Those charged:
William Ray Huskey, 49, of Middletown;
Deandre Eugene Pryor, Sr., 45, of Frederick;
Kevin Alexander Vaughan, 52, of Frederick.
In December 2023, investigators executed search and seizures that led to the recovery of:
6.8 pounds of coca…
Father-Son Scammers In Maryland Sentenced For Laundering Millions Through Drugs, Bitcoin: Feds
A 72-year-old Maryland father and his 38-year-old son have been sentenced for a money laundering conspiracy involving Bitcoins and Xanax, federal authorities announced.
Joseph Farace, 72, of Sparks, Maryland, received a 19-month federal prison sentence that will be followed by two years of supervised release.
His son, Ryan Farace, of Reisterstown, a previously convicted felon, got a 54-month sentence, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release.
Ryan Farace was first convicted for a scheme to manufacture and sell Xanax in exchange for Bitcoin throu…
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: Usdoj
More than seven years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice.
Johnny Jenkins-Armstrong, 26 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to life in prison and an additional consecutive 20 years for a "companion robbery charge," the United States Department of Justice stated in a release on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
His December 4th sentencing was for his role in the execution-style slayings of Wendy Ann Chaney, 39 of Hagerstown, MD; Brandon Cole, 47 of Fayetteville, PA; and Phillip Matthew Jackson, 36 of Mercersburg, PA, United States Attorne…
Convicted Felon Back Behind Bars For Selling Guns, Drugs To Undercover Officers In Maryland
Maybe a leopard really can’t change its spots.
A previously convicted felon will spend more than a decade in prison after selling several weapons, including at least four illegal “ghost guns” to undercover agents posing as buyers, federal officials announced.
Sean Donnelly Hawkins, 48, of Marbury, was sentenced to 138 months in federal prison for his role in in connection to the distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and weapons in Charles County after selling eight guns to investigators.
As part of his plea, Hawkins admitted that on 10 separate times between October 2021 and May 2022, he…
Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Women In Their Maryland Home Over Drug Dispute: Prosecutors
It took a jury more than a week to convict a Maryland man of murdering a pair of women in Charles County, the state's attorney's office announced.
Deon Watkins, 51, has been found guilty for his role in the deaths of Kandeon Niravanh, 24, and Genesis Garrett, 22, both of Waldorf, in January 2021.
Charles County State's Attorney Tony Covington said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, officers were called to the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, where there was a front door suspiciously left open in a neighborhood home.
Once inside, they found Niravanh and Garrett dead with gu…
