Arrest briefs and mugshots are provided courtesy of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Public Information Office. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

On January 6, 2020, Deputy Aranda conducted a traffic stop at Stoakley Road and Solomons Island Road North in Prince Frederick. Upon making contact with the occupants, Deputy Aranda detected the odor of burnt marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The passenger, Lejeevan Ryan Toudle (35), advised there was a small amount of marijuana in his backpack in the backseat.

The occupants were removed from the vehicle and a search was conducted which resulted in a coin purse belonging to Toudle, which contained a clear plastic bag containing a white powdery substance, which Toudle advised as methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). The search also revealed Toudle’s backpack which contained a black plastic bag with two clear bags of 41grams of suspected marijuana. Toudle was placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged with CDS: Possession of Marijuana Over 10 Grams, and CDS: Possession- Not Marijuana.


On January 6, 2020, Deputy Sturdivant and Deputy Bradley responded to Huntingtown United Methodist Church in Huntingtown for the report of a disorderly subject. The complainant advised that the suspect, Philip Halladay Dew III (44), was intoxicated and acting disorderly, waking up other Safe Nights participants. Deputies made contact with Dew inside the church and detected the strong odor of alcohol emanating from Dew.

Deputies advised Dew to pack his belongings and leave the property, which Dew ignored and continued to use profane language waking multiple participants. After Deputies successfully exited the church with Dew, he continued to ignore multiple commands to leave the property and was placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged with Trespass: Private Property, Disorderly Conduct, and Failure to Obey a Reasonable and Lawful Order.


On January 7, 2020, Deputy Sturdivant assisted Deputy Deleon on a traffic stop at Chaneyville Road and Southern Maryland Boulevard in Owings. Upon making contact with the occupants, Deputies detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The occupants were removed and a search was conducted which resulted in a small black container with two, already smoked, marijuana joints inside.

Deputies also located a folded one dollar bill containing a white powdery substance, suspected to be cocaine, inside a backpack belonging to the passenger, Gabrielle Marie Smith (22). Smith was placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where she was charged with CDS: Paraphernalia.


On January 7, 2020, Deputy Wilson responded to Giant in Prince Frederick for the report of a theft. The complainant advised that the suspect, Marvin Charles Dickerson Jr. (35), was observed to take a cheesecake and exit the store without paying for it.

Deputy Wilson made contact with Dickerson outside the store, and Dickerson admitted to stealing the cheesecake. Dickerson was placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged with Theft Less than $100.


On January 12, 2020, Deputy Rzepkowski was conducting a routine patrol in the area of Ward Road in Dunkirk when he observed Damion Eric Alexander Hazell (37) walking through the parking lot of the Shoppes at Apple Green and along the sidewalk of Five Guys.

Hazell was observed to be intoxicated and stumbling around the establishments causing a disturbance and was issued a trespass warning by Calvert County Sheriff’s Office on January 11, 2020, which included the entire property of The Shoppes. Hazell was placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center where he was charged with Trespass: Private Property.


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