Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release

Incident: Fugitive Arrest

Date of Incident: 8 February 2011

Location: Gordy Road, Salisbury, MD

Suspects: Gary Lee Smith Jr., 21, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 8 February 2011 at 8:11 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office on patrol in the Gordy Road area stopped to check on an occupied parked vehicle adjacent to a convenience store. Upon running the registration, the deputy recognized the registered owner, Gary Lee Smith, as that of a wanted fugitive the Sheriff’s Office was currently seeking. Upon contacting the occupants, the deputy positively identified Gary Smith and placed him in custody.

The deputy transported Smith to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and subsequently held in the Detention Center on a Circuit Court Violation of Probation Warrant that already had a pre-set bond of $20,000.00. The original charges on the warrant were for Theft over $500.

Charges: Violation of Probation