Mother allegedly pulls a gun on daughter
Charles sheriff’s officer Brennan Kunz responded to Prince Albert Square in Waldorf for an assault in progress involving a weapon on May 12. Upon arrival, Kunz made contact with Kendra Bracey, 42, who said she got into an argument with her daughter while she had her gun, charging documents say.
Bracey allegedly told the officer that she said she would “pistol whip” her daughter.
Kunz spoke to the daughter, who said that Bracey had threatened to assault her with the gun in her hand. She feared for her life and started to record the incident, the documents say. In the recording, the officer saw Bracey holding a black handgun by her side.
Bracey is charged with first- and second-degree assault and various gun charges.
Waldorf man allegedly assaults wife
On May 6, officers responded to Stella Court in Waldorf for the report of an assault in progress.
Upon arrival, officers located the wife of Jared Lee Pugh, 38, of Waldorf who told officers that Pugh had allegedly assaulted her by choking and body slamming her onto a TV stand, which caused it to break, charging documents say.
Injury was evidenced by bleeding on her hip, according to the documents.
Pugh has been charged with first- and second-degree assault.
Littering leads to drugs being found
On May 7 around 8:50 a.m., officers were patrolling near the 7-Eleven on St. Ignatius Drive in Waldorf when they saw an occupant of a parked silver Chevrolet Impala allegedly toss trash on the ground.
Officers pulled their cruiser behind the vehicle and the occupant, later identified as Taylor Marie Harrigan, 31, of Waldorf, exited the vehicle, collected the trash and began to walk toward the officer, charging documents say.
The driver of the vehicle, who was not charged in the incident, exited the driver’s side of the vehicle and proceeded to go toward the conviencene store.
Harrigan was observed to have constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, watery eyes and a runny nose, the charging documents say. Officers asked Harrigan if she was using any drugs, to which she said she was using Suboxone, an opioid to treat drug dependence of narcotic analgesics.
A glass smoking pipe was allegedly in plain view in the front passenger seat, where Harrigan was sitting, prompting a search. Officers found multiple paper folds of heroin that totaled to 3.2 grams, 13 grams of heroin across multiple bags and a 2.6 gram rock of crack cocaine, charging documents say.
Officers arrested Harrigan, who faces charges of possession with intent to distribute, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance that is not cannabis.
Traffic stop leads to PCP discovery
On May 9, officers responded to the area of Mattawoman-Beantown Road and Poplar Hill Road as another officer had reported a vehicle speeding, making unsafe lane changes and following too closely to others.
The vehicle struck a curb on Mattawoman-Beantown Road and began driving southbound on St. Charles Parkway toward St. Thomas Drive. The vehicle stopped, and officers told the driver of the vehicle, Timothy Jerome Holder, 43, of Waldorf to step out, charging documents say.
While stepping out of the vehicle, a clear bottle with brown liquid allegedly fell out of Holder’s front right pocket. Officers picked up the bottle and detected a strong odor of Phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP, the documents say.
Holder was placed under arrest and asked if he knew what was in the bottle, to which he allegedly said that he thought it was PCP.
Holder faces felony possession charges and misdemeanors, as well as traffic citations for unsafe lane changes and following too close to others.
Heroin found after traffic stop
On May 10 at approximately 11:47 p.m., Charles sheriff’s officers stopped a silver Honda passenger car in the area of Smallwood and Copley Drive for going 42 mph in a 35 mph zone.
Once stopped, the officer who initiated the traffic stop noticed the driver, Dorion Ventuur Hylton, 58, of Waldorf, had shaking hands as he retrieved his driver’s license and registration, charging documents say.
A K9 handler arrived on the scene, and Hylton was asked to leave the vehicle. The K9 provided a positive indication in the car for narcotics, prompting a search. Two baggies of suspected powdered heroin were recovered from the vehicle.
Hylton faces charges of felony possession with intent to distribute and two possession misdemeanors.
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
On May 8, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol and Criminal Investigations divisions conducted a vehicle stop in the area of Briarwood Court and Fox Ridge Road in Lexington Park for equipment and traffic violations.
During the stop, the driver and sole occupant, identified as Rico Kinta Keys, 29, of Lexington Park, fled on foot into a nearby wooded area, where he was quickly apprehended. A subsequent search warrant was conducted on a nearby residence in relation to Keys and the traffic stop.
According to a sheriff’s office report, deputies located suspected cocaine and suspected crack cocaine packaged in quantities and a manner indicative of an intent to distribute, cash, ammunition and additional firearms-related evidence as a result of this investigation.
Keys was arrested and charged with drug possession with intent to distribute and resisting arrest.
Keys is being held without bond. A district court hearing on the charges he is facing will be held June 6.
Leonardtown man charged with weapons violations
On May 8, charges were filed against a 34-year-old Leonardtown man in connection with the alleged theft from a residence earlier this year of a Smith & Wesson firearm.
The suspect, identified as McCabe Bourdon Fennell, is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a previous violation.
In court papers, Deputy J. Senatore of the St. Mary’s sheriff’s office said that based on his interview with the defendant, “Fennell unlawfully removed the firearm and then illegally transferred it without authorization.”
Fennell is charged with illegal possession of a firearm, unlawful transfer of a firearm, theft under $1,500 and stealing/selling a regulation firearm. All of the charges are misdemeanors.
A court summons was issued and a district court hearing on the charges Fennell is facing is scheduled for June 14.
County man facing drug charges
On May 8 prior to 11 a.m., Deputy Tyler Westphal of the St. Mary’s sheriff’s office conducted a traffic stop on a 1993 Ford Taurus at the intersection of Lexwood Drive and Lexwood Court in Lexington Park.
In a sheriff’s office report, Westphal made the stop because the Taurus’ driver was operating a vehicle registered as a “historic motor vehicle” in violation of Maryland traffic law.
Upon approaching the vehicle, Westphal reportedly saw suspected cocaine in the center console area and initiated a probable cause search. Suspected crack cocaine and suspected buprenorphine were located in the vehicle, the sheriff’s report stated.
The driver of the Ford was identified as Charles Edwin Compton, 38, of Lexington Park. Compton was arrested and transported to the St. Mary’s detention center and charged with two counts of drug possession.
He posted $2,500 bond on May 9 and was released. A district court hearing on the charges Compton is facing is scheduled for June 25.
Deputy injured after latest salon robbery
Shortly before 7 p.m. on April 30, Deputy Anna Morrison of the Calvert sheriff’s office was sent to Ulta Beauty in Prince Frederick for the report of a theft. The deputy was told three females believed to be in their 20s and wearing face masks entered the store, grabbed shopping bags and proceeded to steal multiple fragrance products. The three then left the store and fled in a gray 2022 Honda SUV registered to Avis Budget Rental LLC.
According to a sheriff’s office report, Deputy John Lee III observed the SUV on Route 4 near Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk. Lee reportedly attempted a traffic stop but the SUV struck him when he got out of his patrol vehicle.
Lee was taken to CalvertHealth Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff’s office reported.
The three suspects stole an estimated $2,000 worth of merchandise from the store. The store has been the site of several thefts over the last three years, including one on April 4 which led to the arrest of five suspects, all from out of state. Other Ulta stores regionally and nationally have been targets of alleged thieves.
Anyone with information on the April 30 theft is asked to contact sheriff’s office Detective Wyatt McDowell at Wyatt.McDowell@calvertcountymd.gov.
D.C. man arrested for gun and traffic violations
On May 2, Deputy Savannah Huy of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office observed an equipment violation and suspended registration on a vehicle traveling on Route 4 at Chaney Road in Dunkirk. Huy attempted to conduct a traffic stop, however, the vehicle failed to stop and began to accelerate.
A pursuit ensued and the pursued vehicle made an unsafe lane change into traffic nearly striking an unmarked sheriff’s office patrol vehicle, ran a red light and traveled at speeds over 100 mph, according to court documents.
The sheriff’s office reported that once the vehicle approached Dunleigh Drive the driver lost control of the vehicle, which fishtailed and drove up a grassy median where it came to a rest.
The driver jumped from the vehicle and fled on foot across the southbound lanes of Route 4 and entered the woods. According to the sheriff’s office, the fleeing driver was observed to be carrying a firearm in his left hand and a bag in his right hand.
A sheriff’s office report stated Sgt. Ryan Kampf and Deputy Bradley Boerum pursued the man into the woods where he was apprehended.
Deputies arrested Jeremiah Michael Devante Morris, 21, of Washington, D.C. Morris was charged with having a loaded handgun, plus several counts of fleeing and eluding. Morris was cited for driving while suspended, negligent driving, reckless driving, unsafe lane changing, speeding and running a red light.
According to court records, on May 3 Morris posted $15,000 bond and was released. A district court hearing on the charges he is facing is scheduled for June 18.
P.G. man charged after drug sale, overdose
On May 10, Calvert sheriff’s drug enforcement deputies observed an alleged drug transaction in the Breezy Point area of Chesapeake Beach. Shortly after that, the alleged purchaser overdosed and needed to be administered Narcan to survive.
The alleged drug dealer, identified in court documents as Kevin Demetrius China, 35, of Upper Marlboro, was present when the Narcan was administered. His vehicle was searched by a K9 deputy. The search yielded numerous syringes, capsules, vials and an undetermined amount of suspected fentanyl.
On May 11, China was charged with distribution of a narcotic, possession of a narcotic with intent to distribute, possession of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and reckless endangerment.
China is being held without bond. A district court hearing on the charges he is facing is scheduled for June 10.
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