St. Mary's Co. Sheriff's Reports


LEONARDTOWN, Md. (Aug. 31, 2013)—The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office released the following incident and arrest reports.

BURGLARY: On Aug. 29, deputies responded to a burglary in progress of a vacant, bank-owned residence in Lexington Park and discovered Sean Jeremy Tavel, 39, inside. Tavel was arrested by DFC Jean Vezzosi, transported to the St. Mary's County Detention Center and charged with the burglary.

MANUFACTURING MARIJUANA: Vice/Narcotics detectives began an investigation of Latoya Brenee Batts, 21, of Lexington Park, related to the manufacturing of marijuana. Detectives obtained and executed a search and seizure warrant on Batts' home and recovered six marijuana plants in various stages of cultivation. Suspect Batts was charged with manufacturing marijuana.

TRESPASS: On August 28, Deputy Alvin Beishline of the Lexington Park COPS Unit observed Peggy Lynn Jones, 39, of Lexington Park, in Millison Plaza. Jones who had previously been issued a Notice not to Trespass on the property was arrested and charged with Trespass.

TRESPASS: On August 28, Deputy William Wood of the Lexington Park COPS Unit observed Joseph Kenneth Morgan, 50, of no fixed address, in Millison Plaza. Morgan who had previously been served with a Notice not to Trespass on the property was arrested and charged with Trespass.

WARRANT SERVICE: On August 28, Deputy Krum of the Lexington Park COPS Unit while on patrol in Great Mills, located Keith Griffith Jones, 26, of Chesapeake Beach. Mr. Jones who was wanted on a District Court Warrant for Trespass was arrested and transported to the St. Mary's County Detention Center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.

WARRANT SERVICE: On August 28, Cpl William Ray of the Lexington Park COPS Unit was patrolling the area of North Shangri La Drive when he located Deborah Jean Lyons, 51, of Lexington Park. Lyons who was wanted on a District Court Warrant for Bad Check was arrested and transported to the St. Mary's County Detention Center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: http://somd.me/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at http://somd.me/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at http://somd.me/expungeme .

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