Wicomico County Sheriff"s Office Press Release

Incident: Harboring a Fugitive
Date of Incident: 28 November 2010
Location: 121 E. Naylor Mill Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: 1. Natasha M. Bivens, 21, Salisbury, MD
2. Madalene M. Bivens, 49, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 28 November 2010 at 2:21 PM, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Hampton Inn on East Naylor Mill Road due to tip that a wanted fugitive, Brandon Bivens, was staying there. Law Enforcement had been searching for Bivens who was wanted on two Circuit Court Violation of Probation Warrants stemming from a CDS distribution case. Law Enforcement has been searching for Bivens since February 2010, during which time regular contact was made with family members. Upon arrival at the Hampton Inn on 28 November, deputies located Brandon in the indoor swimming pool area and took him into custody. The deputies on scene discovered that Brandon was staying at the hotel at a room rented there for him by his mother, Madalene Bivens.

Upon going to the room in the Hampton Inn assigned to Brandon, the deputies located Madalene Bivens along with a sister, Natasha Bivens. Both Natasha and Madalene were both fully aware that Brandon was wanted on a violation of probation charge in a felony drug case.

Natasha and Madalene were both placed under arrest and transported to the Central Booking Unit where they were processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner, who released both on Personal Recognizance.

Brandon was held in the Detention Center on two separated $25,000.00 bonds for two violation of probation warrants.

Charges: Harboring a Felon