OCPD Press Release

BERLIN MAN ARRESTED AFTER LEAVING THE SCENE OF A PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT
FOR DUI AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE

On February 28, 2010, at approximately 00:42 a.m., Ocean City
Police Officers in the area of Dorchester Street and Baltimore
Avenue, heard a loud crash. Several officers responded to the
area and located a blue colored Kia Sorento driving on
Baltimore Avenue with a piece of a broken light post lodged
under the vehicle.

Officers stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as
Michael Howard Schissler, (31) years old, of Berlin, Maryland.
During the on scene investigation officers believed Schissler to
be intoxicated. Schissler was eventually arrested for Drunk
Driving. While at the scene, police located a large amount of
suspected Marijuana and drug paraphernalia in Schissler’s car.
Because of the way the Marijuana was packaged when it was
recovered, officer’s suspect it is consistent with the illegal
distribution of the Marijuana.

Schissler was charged with the following:
• Possess Controlled Dangerous Substance-Intent to Distribute (CR 5-602)
• Possess Controlled Dangerous Substance-Marijuana THC (CR 5-601a1)
• Possess Controlled Dangerous Substance-Paraphernalia (CR 5-619c1)
• Driving Under Influence of Alcohol (TA 21-902a1)
• Driving Under Influence of Alcohol Per Se (TA 21-902a2)
• Driving While Impaired by Alcohol (TA 21-902b1)
• Failure of Vehicle Driver to Stop After Unattended Property Damage Accident (TA 20-105a)
• Negligent Driving (TA 21-901.1b)

Schissler was seen by an Ocean City District Court Commissioner and was released on his own recognizance.