LA PLATA, MD — Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington announced that on Thursday, March 19, 2026, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Monise A. Stephenson sentenced Corey Daniel Claggett, 46, of Waldorf, to 12 years in prison.
The sentence covers convictions for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, illegal possession of a regulated firearm after a conviction for a crime of violence, and a violation of probation from a separate possession with intent to distribute fentanyl case.
On September 4, 2025, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Team, Narcotics Enforcement Section, and Neighborhood Enforcement Team executed search and seizure warrants at two residences linked to Claggett in Waldorf.
Law enforcement recovered multiple controlled dangerous substances in quantities consistent with distribution, including cocaine. Officers also found digital scale equipment used for weighing and packaging narcotics, along with firearms and ammunition.
Claggett was located inside the master bedroom of one residence and took ownership of the items found in the home.
Authorities noted that Claggett was prohibited from possessing firearms due to a prior second-degree murder conviction from 1998 and a separate possession with intent to distribute fentanyl conviction from 2024.
The total estimated street value of the recovered controlled dangerous substances reached approximately $10,940.
At sentencing for case C-08-CR-25-000527, Claggett received 12 years for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and five years concurrent for illegal possession of a firearm.
For case C-08-CR-23-000061, he received 12 years for violation of probation on the earlier fentanyl distribution charge, served concurrently with the other sentences.
The outcome removes a convicted felon with a history of violent crime and drug trafficking from Charles County streets for more than a decade. Local law enforcement agencies coordinated the initial warrants and arrests as part of broader efforts against narcotics distribution in Southern Maryland communities.
This case highlights ongoing collaboration between the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and the State’s Attorney’s Office to address repeat offenders involved in both drugs and illegal weapons.