Lexington Park Drug Suspect Busted With Bullet In Chamber, Cocaine, Heroin, Sheriff Says
A suspected drug dealer in Maryland was packing heat with a bullet in the chamber when his luck ran out during a sheriff's office investigation, authorities say.
Wade Joshua Braithwaite, 33, of Lexington Park, was taken into custody on Columbus Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after detectives investigating suspected drug distribution obtained warrants targeting him, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Braithwaite was arrested without incident, but a search turned up a loaded Canik METE MC9 semiautomatic handgun with a round already in the chamber.
Deputies also recovered susp…
Nearly 8 Weeks After St. Mary's Man Vanished, Police Plan Search Where He Was Last Seen
Nearly two months after a Maryland man vanished, investigators are preparing to descend on the St. Mary's County neighborhood where he was last seen in hopes of finding answers about his disappearance.
Thomas Campbell Bolling Von Goetz, 58, has been missing since Sunday, Aug. 16, when he was last spotted walking near Maycroft Road in Avenue, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Now, nearly eight weeks later, authorities are preparing to return to that same area for a search that is expected to bring a significant police presence to the neighborhood early Friday morning, Oct.…
Maryland Man Busted With Altered Shotgun, Cocaine, Sheriff's Office Says
A man asleep at the wheel in a car parked at a Maryland gas station was busted with drugs and an illegal shotgun, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office.
Mechanicsville resident Alexander Wayne Pope, 28, is facing drug and weapon charges in St. Mary’s County after being caught during a welfare check with a defaced shotgun and cocaine, officials announced on Monday, Oct. 3.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that on Saturday, Oct. 1, deputies responded to the 27300 block of Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for a welfare check of a man sleeping inside a vehicle at an…
