WCSO Press Release 2-3-14

Incident: Burglary

Date of Incident: 31 January 2014

Location: 9000 block of Bethel Road, Willards, MD

Suspect: Earl Kenneth Taylor Sr., 60,Willards, MD

Earl Taylor

                                 

Narrative: On 31 January 2014 at 5:09 PM a deputy responded to a reported incident in the 9000 block of Bethel Road in Willards. Upon arrival, the deputy met with a female subject who stated that the landlord of the residence entered the premise without permission and began yelling at her through a closed bathroom door while she was in the shower. The female subject told the deputy that she believed Taylor tried to open the locked door.

Taylor was gone upon the arrival of the deputy and when he was located at a nearby residence, he told the deputy that he had entered the residence after receiving no answer upon knocking at the door because he was owed rent money.

The deputy placed Taylor under arrest and transported him 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 Taylor in the Detention Center in lieu of $5,000.00 bond.

Charges: Burglary 4^thDegree

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Incident: False Identity

Date of Incident: 1 February 2014

Location: Gannet Avenue, Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Marcell D. Jones, 53,Salisbury, MD

Marcell Jones

                                 

Narrative: On 1 February 2014 at 12:05 AM, a deputy stopped to check on an occupied vehicle parked on Gannet Avenue in Salisbury. During the encounter, the operator, Marcell Jones, provided the deputy with what would later be found to be a false identity. Jones would provide the deputy a different name after being confronted about the veracity of the information initially provided.

The deputy placed Jones under arrest and transported him 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 Jones on Personal Recognizance.

  

Charges: Obstruct and Hinder

                 False Statement to Law Enforcement

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Incident: Possession of Marijuana / Littering

Date of Incident: 2 February 2014

Location: 500 block of Naylor Mill Road, Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Raymond Wardell Maddox, 40,Salisbury, MD

Raymond Maddox

                                 

Narrative: On 2 February 2014 at 12:11 AM, a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle operated by Raymond Maddox for an equipment violation. Upon the deputy activating his lights, the deputy observed as Maddox began driving erratically which culminated with a plastic baggie being thrown from the driver’s side window. Maddox pulled over shortly thereafter. During the stop,the deputy recovered the baggie thrown out and identified the contents as marijuana.

The deputy placed Maddox under arrest for the possession of the marijuana and littering. Maddox 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 released Maddox on unsecured bond.

  

Charges: Possession of Marijuana

                 Littering

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Incident: Traffic Incident

Date of Incident: 2 February 2014

Location: 800 block of Manoa Blvd., Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Male Juvenile, 13, Salisbury,MD

No image due to suspect being a Juvenile

                                 

Narrative: On 2 February 2014 at 5:01 PM, a deputy observed who would later be identified as a 13 year old juvenile riding an unregistered dirt bike in the roadway. The deputy also observed that this rider failed to stop for a stop sign and was also traveling on the wrong side of the roadway. 

The operator stopped the bike and was detained there until a parent arrived. The juvenile was charged with traffic charges on a juvenile referral that will be submitted to the Department of Juvenile Services for adjudication.

  

Charges: Driving without a license

                Operating an unregistered vehicle

                Operating an uninsured vehicle

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Incident: Disorderly Conduct

Date of Incident: 2 February 2014

Location: 800 block of Manoa Blvd., Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Byron J. Curtis, 22,Salisbury, MD

Byron Curtis

                                 

Narrative: On 2 February 2014 at 5:01 PM, a deputy was handling a traffic incident involving a juvenile operating a dirt bike on the roadway when Byron Curtis injected himself into the situation while yelling at the deputy.  Curtis was told multiple times to cease his activities and clear the area but instead Curtis stood yelling in the middle of the street. Curtis’ actions began to draw a crowd and Curtis still would not cease which led to his arrest.

Upon arrest, the deputy discovered that Curtis was wanted on a District Court Bench Warrant. The warrant was issued after Curtis failed to appear for a Driving without a License case.

Curtis was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Curtis was released on unsecured bond.

Charges: Disorderly Conduct

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Incident: WCSO DUI Arrests

Location: Wicomico County

1.      On 1 Feb 2014 at 2:29 AM a deputy stopped a vehicle operated by Michael Nathan Butler, 27 of Bowie, MD, for speeding on Beaglin Park Drive. The deputy detected a strong odor of alcohol along with other indicators that prompted the deputy to conduct sobriety testing. The deputy subsequently arrested Butler for DUI. During processing Butler refused to submit a breath sample. Butler was released upon the issuance of citations.

2.      On 2 Feb 2014 at 5:16 AM, a deputy stopped to check on a vehicle operated by Gregory Scott Robbins, 23 of Cambridge, MD on the side of Ocean Gateway in the Hebron area. Scott was asleep in the vehicle with the motor running. Based on the odor of alcohol and other physical indicators, the deputy initiated sobriety testing. The deputy subsequently arrested Robbins for DUI. During process Robbins submitted to a breath test.Robbins was released upon the issuance of citations.

3.      On 2 Feb 2014 at 9:50 PM, a deputy stopped a vehicle operated by Jesse Eric Beaver, 41 of Princess Anne, MD, for an equipment violation. The deputy detected an odor of alcohol and other physical indicators that led to the suspicion of impairment. After the administration of sobriety testing, the deputy placed Beaver under arrest for DUI. During processing Beaver submitted to a breath test. Beaver was released upon the issuance of citations.

                                                                          

Releasing Authority: Lt. Tim Robinson        Date: 3 Feb 2014