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Unlicensed Lexington Park Driver Had Brass-Knuckled Knife, Drugs In Routine Traffic Stop: Cops
A 52-year-old man was arrested after police found drugs and a brass-knuckle knife in his vehicle during a traffic stop in St. Mary's County, authorities said.
James Errick Barnes, 52, of Lexington Park, was stopped in his Ford Taurus after failing to stop by a traffic control device on Sunday, March 24, the county sheriff said.
Barnes was stopped at Great Mills Road near North Essex Drive. During the traffic stop, deputies saw Barnes pass an item to a passenger in the vehicle, who then tried to hide the item.
Barnes was found to be unlicensed, and the vehicle was unregistered. A sub…
