Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release

Incident: False Name to Law Enforcement
Date of Incident: 31 January 2011
Location: Cross Road, Mardela Springs, MD
Suspects: Thomas F. Keen III, 29, Hebron, MD


Narrative: On 31 January 2011 at 10:03 AM, a deputy stopped to check on an individual inside a vehicle who appeared to be slumped over the steering wheel while the vehicle was in the travel portion of the roadway. Upon approach, the deputy discovered that the operator, Thomas Keen of Hebron, MD was asleep in the car. Upon initially contacting Keen and inquiring his name, he replied "Thomas Keen." The deputy began to inquire what Keen was doing there parked in the roadway and after a discussion proceeded to ask Keen his full name and date of birth. At this point Keen decided to give the deputy a different name along with a Date of Birth and address that would not be associated with him. The deputy became puzzled due to Keen’s earlier statement that his name was Thomas Keen and confronted him with that. Keen then relented and provided his proper information. The deputy then discovered an open warrant for Keen’s arrest stemming from a violation of probation in a CDS related case. Keen admitted he had attempted to lie about his name because he knew of the arrest warrant.

The deputy placed Keen under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance on the false name charge, the Commissioner detained Keen in the Detention Center in lieu of $25,000.00 bond.
Keen was also detained in the Detention Center on the Violation of Probation warrant on $10,000.00 bond.

Charges: False Statement to Law Enforcement with the intent to deceive