Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press releases

Warrant Arrest

Date of Incident:

31 May 2011

Location:

9400 block of Ocean Hwy., Delmar, MD

Suspect:

  : On 31 May 2011 at 1:31 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office

Charges:

Violation of Probation

Incident:

Assault

Date of Incident:

30 May 2011

Location:

26000 block of Meadowland Drive, Hebron, MD

Suspect:

  : On 30 May 2011 at 11:06 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s OfficeCharges:

Incident:

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Date of Incident:

29 May 2011

Location:

South Division Street, Salisbury, MD

Suspect:

  : On 29 May 2011 at 3:19 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped

Charges:

Speeding

Incident:

Burglary

Date of Incident:

27 May 2011

Location:

1100 block of Nokomis Avenue, Salisbury, MD

Suspect:

  : On 27 May 2011 at 1:08 PM, a deputy responded for a burglary of a vacant rental property in

Charges:

Theft

Incident:

Assault

Date of Incident:

1 June 2011

Location:

7000 block of Titleist Drive, Hebron, MD

Suspect:

  : On 1 June 2011 at 12:38 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office

responded to a reported altercation inside a residence in the 7000 block of Titleist Drive near Hebron.

Upon arrival, the deputy learned that John T. Shannon had become involved in an argument with his two

adult sons that turned into a physical altercation. John is accused of assaulting both of his sons which was

corroborated by injuries observed by the deputy. The deputy also observed that John was visibly under

the influence of alcohol.

The deputy placed John under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was

processed and taken in front of the District Court Commisisoner. After an initial appearance, the

Commissioner detained John in the Detention Center in lieu of $40,000.00 bond.

Charges: Assault 2nd Degree

Narrative

John T. Shannon, 49, Seaford, DEBurglary 1st Degree

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the 1100 block of Nokomis Avenue in Salisbury. Upon arrival, the deputy met with representatives of a

local property management company who advised that upon arriving at the residence to do maintenance,

they caught Paul Green inside stealing copper wire. The maintenance workers discovered that Green

entered the residence after breaking a rear window. Green attempted to flee from the residence but was

detained by the maintenance workers until the arrival of the deputy.

The deputy placed Green under arrest for burglary and theft 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, the Commissioner detained Green in the Detention Center in lieu of $50,000.00 bond.

Paul D. Green, 51, Salisbury, MDDriving Under the Influence of Alcohol

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a vehicle operated by Tia Roberson on South Division Street for speeding. Upon contacting Roberson, the

deputy detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from within the vehicle. That, along

with other indicators, led the deputy to suspect that Roberson was operating her vehicle while under the

influence of alcohol. Upon the administration of field sobriety tests, those suspicions were confirmed.

The deputy placed Roberson under arrest for DUI and upon her Notification of Rights, she declined to

take the breath test. Roberson was processed by the deputy and released upon signing citations.

Tia Mona Roberson, 27, Salisbury, MDAssault 2nd Degree

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responded to a reported altercation inside a residence in the 26000 block of Meadowland Drive in

Hebron. Upon arrival, the deputy learned that the resident, Caleb Connor became embroiled in an

argument with his wife when he allegedly pushed her to the ground. Upon interviewing Connor’s wife,

the deputy saw an injury that corroborated that account.

The deputy placed Connor 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, the

Commissioner detained Connor in the Detention Center in lieu of $5,000.00 bond.

Caleb C. Connor, 30, Hebron, MDFailure to Appear

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responded for a noise complaint at the Traveler’s Motel in Delmar, MD. The complaint was in reference

to a subject in one of the rooms yelling loudly during a phone conversation about having an open warrant

for his arrest. Subjects staying in adjacent rooms reported they could hear this though the walls and it was

disturbing them. The deputy went to the room where the loud subject was and located Richard Vermalyea

and discovered there were two open warrants for Vermalyea’s arrest from Cecil County, MD. One was

for Failure to Appear in a felony theft case and the other was for a Violation of Probation in a felony theft

case.

The deputy took Vermalyea into custody 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, the

Commissioner detained Vermalyea on $10,000.00 bond each on the two warrants, pending transfer to

Cecil County.

Richard R. Vermalyea, 32, Rehoboth Beach, DE

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