Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release

Incident: Possession of a Handgun and CDS
Date of Incident: 12 November 2009
Location: Salisbury Blvd at Baptist Street, Salisbury, MD
Suspect:
1. Stefon A. Smith, 33, Salisbury, MD
2. Christopher L. Singletary, 31, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 12 November 2009 at 10:20 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle operated by Stefon Smith for speeding. During the traffic stop, a WCSO Drug K9 team arrived to scan the vehicle for the presence of the odor of illegal drugs, during which the dog alerted positively to that odor. Both Smith and his passenger, Christopher Singletary, were asked to exit the vehicle so it could be searched. Upon exit from the vehicle, Singletary was discovered to have a .380 caliber handgun hidden in his waistband. The deputies also discovered a Glock .40 handgun on the front seat of the vehicle.

Both Smith and Singletary were placed under arrest for the possession of the handguns in the vehicle. The deputies also discovered that .380 caliber handgun had previously been reported stolen. Both handguns were loaded with hollow point ammunition.

Also the deputies located what they recognized as cocaine in the possession of Smith and Singletary. Upon checking their records, it was discovered that both Smith and Singletary were prohibited from possessing firearms due to previous criminal convictions.

Both Smith and Singletary were transported to the Central Booking Unit where they were processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, both were detained in the Detention Center by the Commissioner in lieu of $150,000.00 bond each.

Charges: Transport handgun in a vehicle, Possession of a Handgun, Possession of a regulated Firearm by a Prohibited Firearm, Possession of a Stolen Handgun, Possession of Cocaine