Drug Arrests in St. Mary's Co.


LEONARDTOWN, Md. (Sept. 30, 2013)—The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Vice Narcotics Division today released the following incident and arrest reports. The Division is an investigative team comprised of detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Federal Drug Agents (HIDTA Group 34). The Division was established on September 1st, 2007.

Kenneth Francis Boothe, 35 of Bushwood, Md.Joshua James Hixson, 32 of Hollywood, Md.
Kenneth Francis Boothe, 35 of Bushwood, on left and Joshua James Hixson, 32 of Hollywood. (Arrest photos)

OXYCODONE: Detectives from the Vice/Narcotics Drug Diversion Unit (DDU) received information regarding the alleged distribution of Oxycodone by Suspect Kenneth Francis Boothe, 35 of Bushwood, . On September 25, Boothe was observed making contact with another suspect, Joshua James Hixson, 32 of Hollywood, in the parking lot of a Hollywood business. A transaction between the two occurred. Several Oxycodone tablets were recovered from Suspect Hixson and more than 100 Oxycodone tablets (street value of $1,800) were seized from Boothe. Both were arrested and additional charges are pending.

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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