Marijuana And Drug

County police arrested an Arnold woman and a Severna Park man on drug charges Wednesday morning after finding 13 grams of suspected marijuana in their car, officials said.Eastern District Officer Bryan Culbertson said he saw a 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit run a stop sign at Jones Station and Church roads about 12:30 a.m. When he pulled the car over, a man and woman inside tossed clothes over something in the back seat, the officer said.When he asked the woman driver what was on the back seat, she said there was nothing illegal in the car and consented to a search, police said.

Four people hospitalized after shooting in West Baltimore Four people were hospitalized after being injured in a drive-by shooting early Friday in West Baltimore, police said. The victims - a 21-year-old woman and three men, ages 38, 31 and 29 - were sitting on the front steps of a home in the 1700 block of N. Warwick Ave. about 12:30 a.m. when a white, four-door Acura pulled up and the front and backseat passengers opened fire, police said. The woman was struck in the right ankle, while the men were struck in the left thigh, right thigh and left shin, respectively, according to police.

Narcotics detectives armed with search warrants raided two homes Friday night, arrested seven people and seized 2.4 grams of crack cocaine, 38 grams of marijuana and three marijuana plants, county police said.Detectives raided a home in the 2000 block of Harbour Gates Drive about 7 p.m. and found the cocaine, the marijuana plants, 6 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.Brian Paitsel, 19, Joseph Michael Davis, 19, and Michelle Coppage, 21, all of the Harbour Gates Drive address, and Donna Yvette Martz, 21, of the 200 block of Hanover St. in Annapolis were charged with drug manufacturing and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Police find drugs, guns, cash in Odenton raid Police seized $18,000 worth of marijuana, $9,000 and firearms from an Odenton home this week and arrested two men on drug charges, Anne Arundel County police announced yesterday. Concluding a two-month investigation into suspected drug dealing, police raided a home in the 1700 block of Holladay Park Road on a search warrant Tuesday and found a five-gallon bucket in a shed containing marijuana, two gallon-sized plastic bags of marijuana, 47 Oxycodone pills, digital scales and $1,300 in cash, police said.

Man, woman in Linthicum face drug charges after raidCounty police charged two people with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia Wednesday after a search of a house in Linthicum in which they reported finding 21 grams of the drug.Catherine J. Rice, 20, of the 4400 block of Fenor Road and Charles Simonds, 30, of the 6400 block of Oak Park Court were arrested when police raided Mr. Simonds' home at 9:30 p.m. and confiscated the marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.

Two Laurel residents were arrested on drug charges after Howard County police raided their home with a warrant yesterday.Willard H. Jenkins, 32, and Barbara M. Jenkins, 18, both of the 9400 block of Riverbrink Court, were charged with possession of suspected PCP, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. They were released from the Howard County Detention Center on unsecured bond.Around midnight, officers entered their home and found jars and plastic bags of suspected liquid PCP, three small plastic bags of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.

Nine people were arrested on drug charges in North Laurel and Savage last week, Howard County police said.They said the arrests Thursday night concluded a four-month investigation into the sale of marijuana, methamphetamines and amphetamines -- known by the street name ecstasy -- in the area.According to a report, the investigation centered on a ring police think was involved in the "rave" dance and club scene in Baltimore and Washington.Three search warrants were served about 7: 30 p.m. Thursday, two in the 9600 block of Baltimore Ave. in Laurel and one in the 8300 block of Autumn Hills Way in Savage.

A Pasadena couple turned themselves in to police after investigators searched their apartment this month and seized marijuana, steroids and drug paraphernalia, police say.Anthony James Williams, 27, of the 400 block of Virginia Ave., was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and steroids. Crystal Ann McCoy, 20, of the same address, was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.According to the police report, narcotics officers at the Eastern District station received many complaints about drug trafficking at the couple's apartment.

Two Mount Airy men were arrested on drug charges early Monday after a Carroll County sheriff's deputy found them sleeping in a car at Mount Airy Shopping Center on East Ridgeville Boulevard. During an investigation, Deputy Robert Sokolinski smelled burnt marijuana and discovered two smoking pipes with marijuana residue and a small quantity of the drug in the car, authorities said. Anthony James Neafsey, 22, of Jack's Court and David Gregory Harrison, 21, of Mullinix Mill Road were charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

A Sykesville man was freed on $10,000 bail after he was arrested yesterday on marijuana and other charges stemming from a drug raid last summer, police said.Dean C. Hartman, 24, of the 7100 block of Carmae Road is charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and maintaining a common nuisance, police said.Members of the state police Drug Task Force found marijuana and drug scales at a Sykesville residence during one of several raids in Carroll and Howard counties Aug. 19, according to police.

With every passing day, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore Will Demps. His coaches can swear to that, as they promoted the once long-shot third-string safety to co-starter. Demps, who has an interception in each of the two preseason games, is now part of a three-man rotation with Anthony Mitchell and Ed Reed. Yesterday's full-contact practice was the first time Demps - alongside Reed - received extended playing time with the defensive starters. It was the crowning moment of an impressive camp by Demps, one in which he recorded the game-winning interception in the preseason opener against Detroit.

Two Mount Airy men were arrested on drug charges early Monday after a Carroll County sheriff's deputy found them sleeping in a car at Mount Airy Shopping Center on East Ridgeville Boulevard. During an investigation, Deputy Robert Sokolinski smelled burnt marijuana and discovered two smoking pipes with marijuana residue and a small quantity of the drug in the car, authorities said. Anthony James Neafsey, 22, of Jack's Court and David Gregory Harrison, 21, of Mullinix Mill Road were charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The Ravens abruptly terminated the contract of outside linebacker Cornell Brown yesterday, the same day he was charged in Baltimore County District Court with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after being arrested late Tuesday night. Rookie free agent Tim Johnson was added to the roster in place of Brown. Ravens coach Brian Billick declined to comment on the specifics surrounding Brown's release. "We needed to make a move," Billick said. "I'm not going to get into the habit of commenting on why I move anybody on or off this team.

A Westminster teen-ager has been charged with attempting to sell and distribute LSD, according to the Carroll County Drug Task Force. Christopher Lorin Roos, 18, of Buck Cash Drive was detained Thursday night after a police surveillance team observed the teen enter the Meadow Branch Church parking lot at Route 140 and Royer Road, where a drug deal had been planned, authorities said. Roos was searched by a Westminster police dog unit, state troopers and drug task force members. Officers found three pieces of aluminum foil containing paper laced with LSD, two plastic baggies containing 54 grams of marijuana, a glass smoking device containing burnt marijuana residue, and $119 in cash, authorities said.

Four Western Maryland College students and three other teen-agers were arrested in a freshman dormitory over the weekend and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, authorities said. The teen-agers were arrested at 1:37 a.m. Sunday after Campus Safety officers investigated a complaint about loud music on the third floor of Rouzer Hall, which also houses security offices. When officers arrived, they smelled marijuana and immediately called Westminster police, who seized a pipe and a bag of marijuana during a search.

Howard County police who went to an Elkridge home to arrest a teen-ager on drug charges ended up booking his parents as well. "It is not a common situation, that you go out with a warrant for a particular person and find that the family is also involved," said police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn. Christian Watts, 40, his wife, Catherine Ann Watts, 43, and their 18-year-old son, also named Christian, were charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, Llewellyn said. Both charges are misdemeanors; marijuana possession carries a maximum sentence of a year in prison, a $1,000 fine, or both.

Two men were freed on bond yesterday after their arrest Sunday on various drug charges, including possession of marijuana.Their arrests came after police seized 21 pounds of suspected marijuana at a home in the 4900 block of Bushey Road in Sykesville, court records show.James P. Whittington, 34, of the 1700 block of S. Charles St. in Baltimore, was released on $15,000 bail, court records showed. He was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Eight Western Maryland College students were arrested on marijuana charges in two unrelated raids at a campus dormitory Thursday and early Friday, Westminster police said.City police officers found eight small bags of marijuana in a dormitory room at Rouzer Hall after responding to a report Thursday night that marijuana was being smoked and sold there, authorities said.Arrested were William J. Convery, 21, of Collingswood, N.J., Brian D. Maxfield, 18, of Beltsville, and Thomas E. Brown, 18, of Laurel.

Eight Western Maryland College students were arrested on marijuana charges in two unrelated raids at a campus dormitory Thursday and early Friday, Westminster police said.City police officers found eight small bags of marijuana in a dormitory room at Rouzer Hall after responding to a report Thursday night that marijuana was being smoked and sold there, authorities said.Arrested were William J. Convery, 21, of Collingswood, N.J., Brian D. Maxfield, 18, of Beltsville, and Thomas E. Brown, 18, of Laurel.

A motorist stopped by a Sykesville officer operating a radar trap last week was arrested on drug charges, according to police.Officer Shawn D. Kilgore was operating a radar unit on Obrecht Road east of Harlan Lane at 5:50 p.m. Thursday when a white Subaru passed. In charging documents, Kilgore said the car was traveling 43 mph in a 25-mph zone.After stopping the car, Kilgore learned from Motor Vehicle Administration records that the motorist was driving with a suspended license. The officer also detected an odor he suspected was marijuana from a book bag on the passenger seat.