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Wednesday, October 09, 2013

WCSO Press Release 10-9-13


Incident: Theft / Assault
Date of Incident: 4 October 2013
Location: 6300 block of Mary Jane Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Geoffrey A. Fulton, 29, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 4 October 2013 at 2:19 AM, a deputy arrested Geoffrey Fulton in connection with an assault ad theft that occurred back in March 2013. In this incident, Fulton is accused of assaulting the mother of his girlfriend and stealing her computer monitor. The assault stemmed out of an argument that Fulton was involved with regarding living arrangements in the home they all shared.  During the investigation of the theft, the deputy managed to locate the computer monitor in a local second hand store where Fulton had sold it.  The investigating deputy obtained a warrant for Fulton back on 18 April 2013 but Fulton was unable to be located until now. Upon arrest the deputy transported Fulton to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner released Fulton on Personal Recognizance.
Charges: Assault 1st Degree, Assault 2nd Degree and Reckless Endangerment
 
Fulton, Geoffrey


Incident: Theft
Date of Incident: 4 October 2013
Location: 28000 block of Ocean Gateway, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Christopher Cornish, 44, Seaford, DE
Narrative: On 4 October 2013 at 2:13 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office arrested Christopher Cornish in connection with a theft he allegedly committed. In the incident, Cornish stands accused of taking a 1997 GMC truck for a test drive from a local used car dealership back in February 2012 and not returning. During the investigation, the deputy learned that Cornish had a message sent to the dealership that the Cornish had broken down in the truck in Delaware but the dealership was unable to either verify this information or located their vehicle. At the time of this investigation, the investigating deputy obtained a warrant for the arrest of Cornish.  The truck was located the following day at a local recycler where Cornish had sold the truck for scrap.  Cornish was being detained by Delaware authorities after being located in that state and upon return to Wicomico County on 4 October 2013, he was transported 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 Cornish in the Detention Center in lieu of $25,000.00 bond.
Charges: Motor Vehicle Theft
Cornish, Christopher


Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 4 October 2013
Location: 700 block of South Park Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Meradith K. Handy, 27, Hebron, MD
Narrative: On 4 October 2013 at 11:00 PM, Meradith Handy was arrested in connection with an assault she allegedly perpetrated two days earlier near the Salisbury Zoological Park. In this incident, Handy allegedly assaulted another female by scratching her and pulling her hair.  Upon arrest, the deputy transported Handy 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 Handy in the Detention Center in lieu of $15,000.00 bond.
Charges: Assault 2nd Degree     
Handy, Meradith


Incident: Possession of Marijuana
Date of Incident: 6 October 2013
Location: Rt. 13 at West College Avenue, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Imtiaz Anwar, 38, Brooklyn, NY
Narrative: On 6 October 2013 at 1:00 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle operated by Imtiaz Anwar for an equipment violation. Upon contacting Anwar, the deputy detected the odor of marijuana emanating from within the vehicle. A subsequent search revealed what the deputy identified as that drug in the passenger compartment of Anwar’s vehicle.  The deputy seized the marijuana and charged Anwar on a Criminal Citation. Anwar was released pending a future court date.
Charges: Possession of Marijuana


Incident: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Date of Incident: 5 October 2013
Location: South Division Street at Honeysuckle Drive in Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Gordon Melvin Weitzel, 56, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 5 October 2013 at 10:32 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle operated by Gordon Weitzel of Salisbury after discovering that the registration of the vehicle Weitzel operated had been suspended for an insurance violation. Upon making contact with Weitzel, the deputy detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the interior and also observed bottles of an alcoholic beverage on the front seat.  The deputy administered sobriety testing on Weitzel who performed poorly on them which led to his arrest. During subsequent processing, Weitzel declined to take a breath test to determine his level of impairment.
The deputy also discovered that Weitzel’s privilege to drive had been revoked by the State of Maryland due a previous alcohol incident which also placed an alcohol restriction on him.
Charges: Driving under the influence of alcohol, Driving while revoked, Driving a vehicle in violation of a restriction, Driving an uninsured vehicle and Operating a vehicle with a suspended registration

2 comments:

  1. mr. cornish sounds like a highly intelligent and enterprising young fellow, i wonder who he voted for??

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  2. He damn sure didn't vote for the car dealer who let him test drive that junk.He did what I've often thought of doing when I test drove something that didn't even make it around the block.Scrap it.

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