OCPD Officers Recover 3 Guns During DUI Arrest

On December 16, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Ocean City police officers stopped a vehicle


Scot Donald Randolf

in the area of 65th Street and Coastal Highway in reference to drunk driving. Prior to the stop, officers received information that the driver of the vehicle, who was identified as Scot Donald Randolf, 43, of Ocean City, was very intoxicated. In addition to receiving information describing Randolf’s vehicle, officers were informed that Randolf possibly had three firearms in his car.

During the traffic stop, police recovered two handguns, a shotgun and ammunition from the interior passenger compartment of the car. At the time, the weapons were unloaded. Also located in the vehicle was drug paraphernalia with suspected marijuana residue.

Randolf was arrested and charged with:
Possession of handgun in a vehicle.
Possession of a handgun on person.
Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, marijuana.
Possession of drug paraphernalia.

During the investigation Randolf submitted to a breath test. Randolf was found to have a blood alcohol content that was over three times the legal limit. Randolf was charged with drunken driving related charges as well. Randolf was seen by an Ocean City District Court Commission and was released on his own recognizance.