SPD Press Releases, Keepin It Real!

November 28, 2007

Sean Lee White, 22yoa, of Pocomoke, Md was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Attempted Malicious Destruction of Property. Officers responded to 1801 N. Salisbury Boulevard for a reported fight in progress. On arrival officers met with White who was intoxicated and yelling profanity. The officers advised White to quiet down which he failed to do and continued to shout profanities causing a disturbance. White was arrested and during transport to Central Booking became violent and attempted to break the windows with his feet in the marked police car. White was released to the custody of Central Booking. CC#200700039308

Antoine Sabastian Chaney, 18yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for Possession of Marihuana and Juvenile, 17yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for Possession of Cocaine with intent to Distribute and Possession of Cocaine. Officers responded to 1020 Adams Avenue for a report of suspicious activity in the laundry room. Officers made contact with Chaney and the Juvenile. Officers observed Chaney attempt to hide a quantity of suspected marihuana. The Juvenile was found to be in possession of suspected cocaine in a sufficient quantity to indicate distribution. Chaney was released to the custody of Central Booking. The Juvenile was released to the custody of his mother. CC#200700039478

Andrew Robert Helton, 22yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for Trespass, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest. Officers responded to Brew River for a disturbance. On arrival officers made contact with Helton who had been asked to leave the premises of Brew River. Helton was again asked to leave the property and to stop using profanity. Helton would not leave the property and continued to curse in front of patrons. Helton was arrested and transported to Central Booking where he was released to their custody. CC#200700039302

Joshua Allan Culley, 26yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for 2nd Degree Assault (two counts) and Reckless Endangerment. Officers responded to Peninsula Regional Medical Center Emergency Room for a reported domestic assault that occurred on Jackson Street. Officers met with the victim who advised that she and Culley became involved in an argument over their daughter. During this argument Culley struck the victim twice in her face causing a cut to open above the victim’s right eye. In addition, the victim received injuries to her forehead. Culley was released to the custody of Central Booking. CC#200700038343

Emanuel Lamont Jones, 32yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for Trespassing, Possession of Crack Cocaine with intent to Distribute, Possession of Crack Cocaine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Officers were on patrol in the Anne Street area and observed Jones on property posted for no trespassing. Officers were aware that Jones did not belong on the property. Officers made contact with and detained Jones. During a search of Jones an amount of suspected crack cocaine was located in sufficient quantity to indicate distribution. Jones was released to the custody of Central Booking.CC#200700039431

Gary Lee Hughes, Jr, 22yoa, of Delmar, De was arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Trespass, and False Statement to an Officer. Officers were on patrol in the area of Railroad Avenue and observed Hughes on property posted for no trespassing. Officers were aware that Hughes did not have permission to be on the property. Officers made contact with Hughes who gave the officers a false name, false date of birth and a false social security number. During this contact, Hughes attempted to discard a smoking device. Further questioning by the officers and Hughes gave his real name. It was also learned that Hughes had an outstanding arrest warrant for his participation in several burglaries in the north Salisbury area. Hughes was released to the custody of Central Booking.
CC#200700038030 & CC#200700039122

Erin Dulaney O’Hara, 26yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for confining an Unattended Child. Officers responded to the 200 block of Broad Street for a reported unattended child. On arrival officers met with the witness who advised that O’Hara had left her five month old daughter unattended in an apartment. As officers continued their investigation, O’Hara returned to the apartment where she was arrested. Custody of the five-month-old daughter was released to Wicomico County Department of Social Services. O’Hara was released to the custody of Central Booking.CC#200700039354

Marcus Antwine Turner, 34yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for Possession of Crack Cocaine with intent to Distribute, Possession of Crack Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (three counts), Possession of Marihuana, Resisting Arrest, Obstruction and Hindering. Officers responded to the 200 block of Cypress Street for a reported drug transaction-taking place in the parking lot. Officers received descriptions of a vehicle and two suspects. On arrival, the officers located the vehicle and the suspects. Officers were able to make contact with Turner who became very nervous upon seeing the officers. The officers explained to Turner why they were stopping him. During the interview with Turner, Officers observed Turner to have in possession a quantity of suspected crack cocaine. When officers went to arrest Turner, he resisted and was wrestled to the ground where he was secured. Located on Turner was suspected marihuana, digital scales to weigh out the illegal substances and a large amount of US Currency. Turner was released to the custody of Central Booking. CC#200700039327

Tyrone Eugene Hodges, 33yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for Sex Abuse with a Minor, 2nd degree Child Abuse, 1st degree Assault, 2nd degree Sex Offense, 3rd degree Sex Offense, 2nd degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Perverted Practice. Officers responded to Peninsula Regional Medical Center Emergency room and met with the eight month old victim and her mother. It was learned that Hodges is family friend and the victim was left in his care when the victim’s mother had to go to work. It was during the mother’s absence that Hodges is alleged to have had sexual contact with the victim. Hodges was released to the custody of Central Booking.
CC#200700030747

November 28, 2007

Edward Arthur Lemon, Jr, 18yoa, of Salisbury was arrested for Trespass, Resist Arrest, Possession of Crack Cocaine with intent to Distribute, Possession of Crack Cocaine, Possession of Marihuana, Obstruction and Hindering. Officers responded to the area of Railroad Avenue for a report of drug activity. On arrival the officers noticed Lemon on the property of Mayflower Moving and Storage. The business and the property are posted for no trespassing. Officers made contact with Lemon and determined that he had no reason to be on the property. Lemon was arrested. As the officers began to search Lemon, Lemon started to pull away from the officers and attempt to run. During the brief struggle a plastic sandwich bag was discovered in the hat that Lemon was wearing. The plastic bag contained 49 individually wrapped pieces of suspected Crack Cocaine. An additional sandwich bag was found to contain a quantity of Marihuana. Lemon was released to the custody of Central Booking. CC#200700039868

From June 24, 2007 through July 5, 2007, Skipjack’s Seafood located in the 400 block of East Main Street was the victim of several burglaries. U.S. Currency and seafood were removed. In addition, the business suffered property damage as well. At the time of the burglaries no information or evidence was obtained to indicate any suspect(s). During early November 2007, information was received that Christopher Taylor McPherson, 35yoa, of Ocean City, Md was responsible for the crimes. McPherson was located in the Worcester County Jail where he was being held on unrelated charges. Detectives interviewed McPherson and based on this interview it was determined that McPherson was responsible for the burglaries. McPherson has been charged with five counts of 2nd Degree Burglary, Five counts of Theft less than $100, Theft less than $500, Theft Scheme less than $500, and Four counts of Malicious Destruction of Property. McPherson was released to the custody of Central Booking. CC#200700020302/CC#20525/20818/CC#21332/21618