Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Burglary

Date of Incident:

7 August 2011

Location:

700 block of S. Westover Drive, Salisbury, MD

Suspect:

  : On 7 August 2011 at 10:14 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office

Charges:

Assault 2

Incident:

CDS Distribution

Date of Incident:

5 August 2011

Location:

700 block of Dennis Street, Salisbury, MD

Suspect:

2. Patrick L. McGill, 22, Salisbury, MD

3. Irving H. Jones, 28, Salisbury, MD

4. Dante L. Coles, 24, Salisbury, MD

1. Rebekah L. Spinella, 18, Salisbury, MD

Narrative

up on what he believed was a drug transaction in progress in the 700 block of Dennis Street in Salisbury.

Upon exiting his patrol vehicle, two subjects who were standing alongside the open passenger window of

a vehicle began walking away. The deputy detained those two subjects, identified as Dante Coles and

Irving Jones, along with the occupants of the vehicle, Rebekah Spinella and Patrick McGill after the

deputy saw what he recognized as marijuana in plain view in the console of Spinella’s vehicle. The

deputy would end up recovering marijuana packaged in several individual baggies from Jones and Coles,

which was indicative of distribution.

The deputy placed all four under arrest and transported them to the Central Booking Unit where they were

processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After their initial appearances the

Commissioner released Spinella and McGill on Personal Recognizance while detaining Jones and Coles

in the Detention Center in lieu of bonds of $10,000.00 and $15,000.00 respectively.

: On 5 August 2011 at 11:19 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office rolled

Charges:

Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute (Jones and Coles)Possession of MarijuanaBurglary 3rd Degreend Degree

Narrative

responded to a reported altercation inside a residence in the 700 block of S. Westover Drive. Upon arrival,

the deputy learned that Devon Gillespie had located her boyfriend inside the residence and forced her way

in after the resident there opened the front door upon her knocking. The boyfriend stated he ran from the

residence in an attempt to get away from Gillespie who was in the process of assaulting him. During the

ensuing investigation, the deputy located several witnesses who corroborated that version of the story.

The deputy placed Gillespie under arrest and transported her to the Central Booking Unit where she was

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

Commissioner detained Gillespie in the Detention Center in lieu of $30,000.00 bond.

Devon T. Gillespie, 30, Salisbury, MD

Incident: