Somerset County Sheriff's Office Arrests Suspected Drug Dealer

On 2-14-13 around 1:45 pm, a deputy from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office attempted to make a traffic stop with a dark Chrysler in the Princess Anne area for a minor traffic offense . After the deputy activated his emergency equipment, the driver later identified as Deshay D. Cephas of Princess Anne attempted to make a getaway into the Somers Place Apartments, Princess Anne. As Cephas quickly entered the parking lot of the apartments he struck a parked vehicle, and ran from the scene. When Cephas ran from the moving vehicle it coasted into the deputies patrol car causing damage. Deputies later recovered 81 individually packaged baggies of suspected crack cocaine from the vehicle.

On 3-1-13 around 4pm deputies responded to the area of 11548 Beckford Ave, Princess Anne Apt# 19 regarding a tip that Cephas was staying in that apartment. With the assistance from the Maryland state Police, Princess Anne Barrack, entry was granted into the apartment. Deputies later apprehended Cephas without incident hiding in a crawl space above a bedroom. Cephas was transported to the Sheriff’s office where he was served a Circuit Court indictment for 1st and 2nd degree assault, reckless endangerment, cds intent to distribute narcotics, cds distribute within 1000 ft of a school, cds possession other than marijuana, obstructing and hindering police, failure to obey a lawful order, fleeing and eluding a police officer, and hit and run accident. Cephas was later held without bond pending court actions.