Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Press Release 6-11-13

During the month of May 2013, members of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team initiated an undercover Heroin distribution investigation of an individual identified as Brian Jones Sr., Age 35, of Ocean Pines, Berlin, Maryland. During that period of time an undercover law enforcement officer made purchases of heroin from Jones in the Berlin / Ocean Pines area. On June 7, 2013, Jones agreed to meet with an undercover officer in order to sell a quantity of heroin to that undercover officer. Members of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team, with the assistance of the Ocean City Police Department Narcotics Unit and the Ocean Pines Police Department, placed Jones under arrest in a parking lot area near Ocean Pines, Maryland. During the course of this investigation a total of 173 individual bags of heroin was purchased and seized from Jones. A search warrant was executed at Jones’s residence which revealed various items of paraphernalia along with a small quantity of marijuana.

Jones was charged with the following offenses:

1) Distribution of Heroin

2) Possession with intent to distribute Heroin (2 Cts.)

3) Possession of Heroin (2 Cts.)

4) Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin

5) Conspiracy to Possess Heroin with intent to distribute

6) Conspiracy to Possess Heroin

Jones was committed to the Worcester County Jail on a $25,000.00 bond.