WCSO CAT Press Release - June 10, 2020 - Lindenhurst Ct.

Incident: Drug Investigation
Charges: Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Ecstasy, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of a Firearm in relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession of a Firearm by Prohibited Person and related charges
Date of Incident: June 10, 2020
Location: 400 Block of Lindenhurst Court Salisbury, MD 21804

Royall L, Royall N and Justis

Involved Suspects:

1. Lashawn Damin Royall (23 years of age)
2. Noel John Royall (22 years of age)
3. Eliana Elizabeth Justis (23 years of age)

Narrative:
Over the course of the past month, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Community Action Team (CAT) conducted a drug investigation into Lashawn Royall selling controlled dangerous substances from his residence located on the 400 Block of Lindenhurst Court, Salisbury, Maryland. As a result of the investigation, a Search and Seizure Warrant was obtained for his residence. On 06/10/2020, the Salisbury City Police Department Tactical Team executed the Search and Seizure Warrant at the residence. Royall along with three other adults and two small children were located inside the residence. The adult occupants were identified as Lashawn Damin Royall, Eliana Elizabeth Justis, and Noel John Royall. Detectives conducted a thorough and systematic search of the residence and located the following:

• 46.12 grams of cocaine to include 41 individual bags of crack cocaine packaged for individual sales.
• 15 individual wrapped baggies containing multi colored ecstasy pills. A total of 202 pills were seized.
• 20 heat sealed bags of marijuana having a total combined weight of 9,688.49 grams (21.36 pounds)
  $33,343.18 in U.S. currency.
• Black Ruger Semi-Automatic handgun with a magazine inserted into the firearm containing (6) .380 caliber live rounds of ammunition.
• Numerous digital scales and packaging material.

It was determined that Royall is a convicted felon and cannot possess firearms. It was further determined that Justis maintains the home as a common nuisance to distribute CDS.
All three subjects were arrested and released to WCDC. After their initial appearance in front of the District Court Commissioner, all three subjects are held without bond.

Charges:

• Lashawn Royall: Possession with the intent to deliver Cocaine, Possession with the intent to deliver methylenedioxymethetamine (ecstasy), Possession with the intent to deliver Marijuana, Firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime and Possession of a firearm by a person prohibited

• Noel Royall: Possession with the intent to deliver Cocaine, Possession with the intent to deliver methylenedioxymethetamine (ecstasy), Possession with the intent to deliver Marijuana

• Eliana Justis: Possession with the intent to deliver Cocaine, Possession with the intent to deliver methylenedioxymethetamine (ecstasy), Possession with the intent to deliver Marijuana, Firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime and Maintaining a common nuisance to distribute CDS