Marijuana And Drug

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.

A Westminster man was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail at the Carroll County Detention Center yesterday after being arrested Tuesday on marijuana charges during a state police raid at his home.Police reported seizing 10 suspected marijuana plants and a .22-caliber rifle that police said was reported stolen Jan. 6 in a York County, Pa., burglary.A coffee can with suspected marijuana residue, assorted ammunition and $542 were also seized, police said.Dennis Wayne Bare, 38, of the 1100 block of Sullivan Road was charged with possession of firearms, theft over $300, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and two counts of manufacturing and distributing marijuana.

A Glen Burnie man involved in a three-car pileup on Ritchie Highway Saturday was arrested on drug charges after police found marijuana in his towed car, police said.George Allen Middleton, 20, of the 200 block of Woodhill Drive was charged with possession of marijuana and driving with a suspended license.Police investigating the accident on northbound Route 2 near Americana Circle arrested Middleton after they found his driver's license had been suspended.Middleton's car, a 1988 Mercury, was towed by police to a gas station.

A suspect arrested and charged Thursday in connection with an undercover investigation at Westminster High School was misidentified by a Maryland State Police news release. The correct name of the suspect is Kevin William Wayson, 20, of the 1200 block of Campus Court in Westminster. The person incorrectly named in yesterday's editions is Kevin Wayson's brother, Augustus, state police said yesterday.The Sun regrets the errors.Seven Westminster High School students were arrested yesterday on various charges -- including drug, theft and arson -- as police, fire and school officials concluded a two-month undercover operation sought by the school's principal.

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.

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.

A sweep through Mount Hebron High School by Howard County police earlier this week resulted in three arrests on charges of marijuana possession and other violations.Sgt. Steven Keller, a police spokesman, said officers from the county's Street Drug Section went through the school building and parking lot Monday with two dogs trained to detect drugs.One student, a 17-year-old boy from Ellicott City, will be charged as a juvenile with possession of marijuana, tobacco products and fireworks which were found in his car, a police report said.

Nine men and a woman have been released on personal recognizance after being arrested on marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges at a Westminster motel, court records show.Police seized three bags of suspected marijuana, two smoking pipes and rolling papers after investigating a desk clerk's report of a suspicious odor about 12: 45 a.m. Sunday.Arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were:Jose R. Barrera, 20, of Westminster; Rob R. Burgess, 19, of Finksburg; Dave W. Clark, 20, of Finksburg; Bradley B. Darago, 19, of Finksburg; Julie M. Hanle, 19, of Finksburg; Daniel R. Harrison, 20, of Westminster; Frank J. Horeeni, 20, of Reisterstown; John L. Hunt, 22, of Finksburg; Kevin D. Lanier, 20, of Finksburg; and Joseph H. Ledda, 19, of Sykesville.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.