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Loaded Rifle, Mushrooms, LSD Seized From Man Wanted In Maryland: Sheriff

A heavily armed man is in police custody after being busted with a host of weapons and a veritable pharmacy of drugs in Southern Maryland, authorities say.

Markell Davian Carter was busted on drug and weapon charges.

Markell Davian Carter was busted on drug and weapon charges.

Photo Credit: St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office
The drugs and weapons seized during the bust

The drugs and weapons seized during the bust

Photo Credit: St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office
Markell Davian Carter

Markell Davian Carter

Photo Credit: St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office

The joint investigation between the St. Mary's County and Calvert County sheriff's offices led to the arrest of Markell Davian Carter, 28, who was arrested during a traffic stop in Calvert County.

This week, investigators executed a search and seizure warrant at an apartment in the 2200 block of Iverson Drive in Great Mills, where they seized a variety of drugs and weapons, according to officials.

During their search, detectives found drugs "in sufficient quantities to indicate possession with intent to distribute: 

Multiple pounds of cannabis;

  • Psilocybin mushrooms;
  • Cocaine;
  • Fentanyl;
  • Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD).

They also found a loaded rifle, ammunition, multiple ballistic vests.

A spokesperson for the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said that just before executing the warrant at the Great Mills residence, deputies in Calvert County stopped Carter for a traffic violation.

During that stop, they found a loaded handgun that was modified with a rapid-fire trigger activator that would allow multiple bullets to be shot, and police call a "fully automatic firearm." 

Drug and weapon charges are pending against Carter in St. Mary's County. He's currently being held at the Calvert County Detention Center.

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