Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Theft
Date of Incident: 14 October 2008
Location: Ocean Gateway at Boundary Street, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Alex Antonio Colon, 20, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 14 October 2008, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle operated by Alex Colon on Ocean Gateway in Salisbury and noticed that the vehicle displayed a style of registration number normally reserved for pick-up trucks. The deputy ran a computer query on the registration plate and discovered that the plate had been reported stolen to the Salisbury Police Department. The deputy stopped the vehicle and after a short investigation arrested Colon for the Possession of the stolen license plates. It was also discovered by the deputy that Colon was operating the vehicle without a driver’s license.

Colon was transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Colon was released by the Commissioner on Personal Recognizance.

Charges:
Theft
Driving Without a License

Incident: Possession of Crack Cocaine
Date of Incident: 15 October 2008
Location: Booth Street at West Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Lynette Moss, 42, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 15 October 2008 at 2:05 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped Lynette Moss for a traffic violation. During the stop, Moss began telling the deputy that Moss had nothing to hide and voluntarily began showing the deputy everything in Moss’ possession. It was during this that the deputy located a metal pipe that had been used to smoke crack cocaine and still had remnants of the drug in the pipe.

Moss was arrested and transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Moss was detained in the Detention Center in lieu of $25,000.00 bond.

Charges:
Possession of Crack Cocaine
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Incident: Driving Without a License
Date of Incident: 15 October 2008
Location: Salisbury Blvd. at Vine Street, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Brenda Pruitt, 33, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 15 October 2008 at 12:22 PM, a deputy on patrol observed a vehicle operated by Brenda Pruitt heading southbound on Salisbury Blvd. in the area of Vine Street. The deputy noticed that the validation sticker on the rear registration plate of Pruitt’s vehicle appeared not to match the registration plate. Even though the sticker advised the Maryland registration plate was valid, the deputy determined it appeared to be a validation sticker from a Delaware registration plate. Upon running an MVA query on the registration plate, the deputy discovered that the plate had been expired since 2004. After stopping Pruitt, the deputy then discovered that the plate did not belong on the vehicle that Pruitt was driving; instead the vehicle was unregistered and uninsured. Upon check the driver’s status of Pruitt, the deputy discovered that Pruitt did not have a Maryland Driver’s license.

Pruitt was taken to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Pruitt was released by the Commissioner on Personal Recognizance.

Charges:
Driving Without a License
Driving an Unregistered Motor Vehicle
Displaying Registration Plate Issued to Another
Unauthorized Display and Use of a Registration Plate
Driving an Uninsured Vehicle

Incident: Driving While Suspended
Date of Incident: 15 October 2008
Location: N. Westover Drive at West Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Joseph Richardson, 24, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 15 October 2008 at 8:14 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle operated by Joseph Richardson on N. Westover Drive in conjunction with an investigation being conducted by the deputy. Upon contacting Richardson, he was unable to produce a driver’s license. Upon running an MVA query on Richardson’s driver’s status, the deputy discovered that his status was suspended.

Richardson was arrested for Driving While Suspended and taken to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Richardson was released on Personal Recognizance.

Charges: Driving While Suspended

Incident: Assault 2nd Degree
Date of Incident: 15 October 2008
Location: 100 block of Greenlawn Lane, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Gary Lee Naggy, 53, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 15 October 2008 at 10:41PM deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 100 block of Greenlawn Lane for a reported assault. Upon their arrival, the deputies met with a victim suffering from facial injuries who identified the assailant as Gary Lee Naggy, 53, of Salisbury. Naggy was present upon the deputies’ arrival and after an investigation, he was placed under arrest for Second Degree Assault.

Naggy was transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Naggy was detained at the Detention Center on $5,000.00 bond.

Charges: Assault 2nd Degree