Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release

Incident: Possession of Marijuana
Date of Incident: 14 May 2009
Location: Vine Street at Roger Street, MD
Suspect: Antoine S. Chaney, 19, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 14 May 2009 at 8:33 PM, a deputy from the WCSO stopped a vehicle that displayed an expired registration plate. During the traffic stop, a WCSO K9 team arrived and conducted a scan for the presence of the odor of illegal drugs, during which the K9 alerted to that odor. During the subsequent investigation, one of the passengers, Antoine Chaney, was discovered to have marijuana in his pocket.

Chaney was placed under arrest and transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Chaney was released by the Commissioner on Personal recognizance.

Charges: Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Incident: Attempted Burglary Investigation
Date of Incident: 14 May 2009
Location: 200 block of Morris Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Pending

Narrative: On 14 May 2009 at 11:45 PM, deputies from the WCSO responded to a reported attempted residential burglary in the 200 block of Morris Street in Salisbury. Upon the arrival of the deputies, they discovered the homeowners were inside the residence and upstairs when they heard one of their downstairs windows shatter. Upon investigating, the homeowner went outside and observed who he believed to be a white male approximately 5’ 10" wearing a white cap standing in the street several houses from the victim. When the victim attempted to approach this individual, he ran and was unable to be located by either the homeowner or the deputies.

The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office at 410-548-4890 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.