Incident: 1st Degree Burglary to a residence and Possession with intent to distribute narcotics
Date of Incident: December 6, 2019
Location: 7300 Block of Main Street Willards, MD
Suspect’s:
- Joshua Dale Shelton (28 years of age)
- Chelsea Marie Shelton (26 years of age)
- Shelly Ann Brittingham (48 years of age)
On March 29, 2019 Deputies with the Wicomico County Sheriff`s Office responded to 8400 block of Whitesville Rd in Pittsville, MD for a burglary. The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID) assumed the investigation. The investigation ultimately led to an arrest warrant for Joshua Dale Shelton for Burglary First Degree and other related charges. Joshua Shelton was found to have 3 additional warrants for his arrest, one of which is a failure to appear for another Burglary case. It was determined that Joshua Shelton was living in the 7300 block of Main Street Willards, MD. The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Community Action Team (CAT) had received tips about drugs being sold from the residence by Chelsea Shelton and Joshua Shelton along with other unknown males.
On December 6, 2019 the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), CAT, and CID responded to the residence in the 7300 block of Main Street in Willards, MD to serve the arrest warrant on Joshua Shelton. CARFTF located Joshua Shelton hiding in his mother’s closet up stairs. Joshua Shelton was placed under arrest for the outstanding warrant. Brittingham was notified of Joshua Shelton’s arrest warrant and attempted to harbor him by lying to detectives about his whereabouts’ even though Shelton was found hiding in her closet. Shelly Brittingham was placed under arrest for harboring a fugitive and related charges.
CAT authored a search and seizure warrant for the residence that resulted in the discovery of an amount of crack cocaine indicative of the intent to sell and a digital scale in a room belonging to Chelsea Shelton. CAT requested and received an arrest warrant for Chelsea Shelton for possession with the intent to deliver crack cocaine. The arrest warrant was served on Chelsea Shelton on December 9, 2019.
Charges:
- Joshua Shelton: Burglary First Degree, Burglary Third Degree, Burglary Fourth Degree, Burglary Fourth Degree Theft, Theft $1,500-$25,000, MDOP less than $1,000
- Chelsea Shelton: Possession with intent to distribute narcotics (Crack Cocaine), Possession not marijuana (Crack cocaine)
- Shelly Brittingham: Harbor a fleeing felon, Harbor felon/fugitive, Resist/interfere with arrest, and Obstructing and Hindering
7300 Block of Main Street Willards, MD??
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the Town of Willards have its own police force like Pittsville? If not then how much is the Town of Willards contributing to the County for the work of the Sheriff's Department? Are the other towns paying for police service to the County? They shouldn't be getting free services. In Delaware, the towns and counties like Sussex County have to pay the Delaware State Police for police services.
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ReplyDeleteLast time I checked Willards was in Wicomico County. They pay county, state and town taxes.
3:20 so Salisbury has its own police force so the Sheriff department should not patrol that area?
ReplyDelete3 20 go get a job
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ReplyDeleteI will post this as long as Mr Albero will keep displaying it. PLEASE talk to Sheriff Lewis about the recent acting Cpl and acting Sgt posistion. The reason they were promoted was because a Sgt was out sick. That Sgt is back to full duty. I believe the Sheriffs Office plans to keep these two in acting positions until the spring and then give the county some excuse why they need to be permanent. If the Sheriffs Office keeps creating positions there will be know deputies to work the road. The majority of the deputies are FURIOUS over this because they are the ones paying the price working short handed. We are short deputies in courts, schools and the road do to created positions many of which are SUPERVISOR positions. The Sheriffs Office has PLENTY of staff they are just miss appropriated. Please look into this it's a matter of public safety and deputy safety in my humble opinion.
If the public only knew...
DeleteWhat's really upsetting that the dispatchers have to sit and look at someone making 80k plus for a MADE UP JOB when that money could have been used to give them a raise! Unreal! I hope the dispatchers all leave at the same time. Word is they ALL are looking now.
DeleteNo doubt. Complete MIA-management at that place!! Laughing stock of the Shore!
DeleteWillards had a cop years ago, discovered it was a useless expense. Wicomico county Sheriff's office serves every town in wicomico county
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ReplyDeleteThe Sheriff's office has more resources to investigate and apprehend in this kind of crime. Better to use them, since they're being paid for anyway.
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ReplyDeleteBINGO!!!! Joe, this needs to be a post if it’s own!!
Drugs do not agree with those 2 chicks. They look old way beyond their years.
ReplyDeleteIt's Baffling where the thought process of some ppl go, if it is a thought or process at all.these people Rob, steal and sell poison and someone is complaining about which dept is in which part of the county.....this ignorance is why the world can't go in the right direction because of idiot democrats like the one used in this comment
ReplyDeleteFirst off, where does it say he/she is a democrat? Sounds like a repub worried about everyone else’s business, concerned if someone gets something that they don’t think they deserve! Comments like YOURS is what’s wrong. Putting political divisiveness where it doesn’t belong!
Delete@ 4:27 - sure that posting wasn't from 2:66?
ReplyDeleteUh oh!!!!! Mic drop
DeleteIt really does need to be its own post tho. Let the Deputies vent....who knows what you might learn!! :)
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ReplyDeleteI looked back through the comments to be sure, saw no mention of Democrat comment. Guess it's you that has/is the problem!
Credits to society?
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