Fruitland Police Department Press Release

Date and time: September 17, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.

Location: East Cedar Lane and North Dulany Avenue, Fruitland, Md.

Accused: Derrick Brent Hilbert of Salisbury, Md.

Charges:
Possession of a controlled dangerous substance
Possession of drug paraphernalia

On the above time and date, Fruitland officers stopped a 1991 Honda Accord, for an equipment violation. The operator of the vehicle was Derrick Brent Hilbert, a 28 year old male. During the course of the stop, observations and circumstance caused the officers to request a narcotics K-9 scan of the vehicle. A Wicomico County Deputy responded with his K-9dog and performed a scan of the vehicle which resulted in the dog alerting to the presence of a controlled dangerous substance within the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle and the accused resulted in the recovery ofsuspected crack cocaine and a smoking devise which contained burnt residue.

Derrick Brent Hilbert was arrested and remanded to the custody of

Wicomico County Central Booking.