Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Press Release

On July 4, 2011 around 11:30 pm a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was on Golf Course Road and was nearly struck by a vehicle that ran the stop sign on Center Drive at Golf Course Road.  The vehicle was stopped and the driver was identified as Jonathan Chester, 21 years of age of Berlin Md. Mr. Chester appeared to have been drinking.  After doing poorly on field sobriety tests Mr. Chester was arrested.  Mr. Chester was charged with driving while intoxicated and released pending trial.