WCSO Press Releases

Incident: Theft

Date: 4 April 2008

Location: YMCA, Schumaker Drive., Salisbury, MD

Suspect: 14, Male, Quantico, MD
16, Male, Quantico, MD
17, Male, Quantico, MD


Narrative: On 25 March 2008, a deputy responded to the YMCA on Schumaker
Drive for a reported theft from a locker in the locker room. The victim
advised that an unknown suspect(s) took his wallet from a duffle bag
inside a locker. It was later learned that the VISA card was used at
several business in Salisbury, MD immediately following the theft. The
investigating deputy was able to view the surveillance system at both the
YMCA and one of the stores where the stolen VISA card was used. The deputy
also then brought the DVD’s from the surveillance systems to the WCSO
where they were enhance by the Sheriff’s Office forensic video analyst.
Once that was completed, the deputy obtained clear photographs of the
suspects involved in the theft and subsequent use of the VISA card. All of
the suspects were identified by the deputy and subsequently arrested.

Charges have been referred to the Department of Juvenile Justice. All
subjects were released to their guardians.


Location: 900 Block Mohawk Avenue, Salisbury, MD

Suspect: 1. Gary Lee Sheppard, 47, Salisbury, MD
2. Michelle Lynn Moss, 23, Salisbury, MD


Narrative: 4 April 2008, shortly after midnight, a deputy from the WCSO
was checking a vacant residence on Mohawk Avenue in Salisbury that had
been burglarized in the recent past. While the deputy checked the exterior
of the residence, he was able to look through a window and observe a male
subject inside the residence. That subject was later identified as Gary
Lee Sheppard. The deputy was able to get into the residence and detain
Sheppard and the rest of the residence was searched further once other
deputies arrived. The deputies were able to locate a female subject hiding
in a closet, later identified as Michelle Lynn Moss. After contacting the
owner of the property it was determined that neither Sheppard nor Moss had
permission to be in the residence and had in fact forced entry.

Further search of the room where the subjects were hiding revealed a pipe
used to smoke cocaine.

Both Sheppard and Moss were arrested and transported to the Wicomico
County Central Booking Unit at the Detention Center where they were taken
before the District Court Commissioner. Sheppard was held at the Detention
Center on $15,000 bond while Moss was held on $10,000 bond.