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Maryland Teens Busted With Weed, Weapons During Stop For Broken Brake Light: Sheriff Maryland Teens Busted With Weed, Weapons During Stop For Broken Brake Light: Sheriff
Maryland Teens Busted With Weed, Weapons During Stop For Broken Brake Light: Sheriff A broken brake light led to charges for a pair from Hampstead who were caught with drugs and weed during a midday traffic stop in Taneytown, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Dashawn Melique Lewis, 19, and a 15-year-old who will be charged as a juvenile, were taken into custody on Wednesday morning after a patrol officer spotted them driving on West Baltimore Street with a suspended registration and inoperable brake light. The traffic stop was initiated shortly before 2 p.m. on Oct. 9 on Westview Drive. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, Lewis was drivin…

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Man Behind Bars For Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn In Maryland, Sheriff Says Man Behind Bars For Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Man Behind Bars For Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn In Maryland, Sheriff Says The summertime investigation into a Carroll County man caught with child pornography landed him in jail, authorities announced on Wednesday. Hampstead resident Adam Bromwell Piet, 32, is facing nearly two dozen charges following his arrest on Tuesday amid an ongoing investigation by the sheriff's office into the illicit materials. Beginning in July, the Carroll County Advocacy and Investigation Unit initiated an investigation into the possession of child pornography online and later found evidence of distribution, which led them straight to Piet. According to the sheriff's office, investig…

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