Drug Arrests in St. Mary's County


LEONARDTOWN, Md. (April 4, 2013)—The St. Mary's County Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) Narcotics Division 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, Maryland State Police Drug Enforcement Division, and Federal Drug Agents (HIDTA Group 34). The Division was established on September 1st, 2007 and is based in St. Mary’s County.

OXYCODONE: Vice Narcotics detectives began conducting an investigation into the trading and sale of prescription medication being conducted by Gloria Ann Mcgee, a/k/a Gloria Abell, 55 of Valley Lee. Suspect McGee began negotiating for the purchase of what she believed to be an entire prescription of 100 Oxycodone tablets. Suspect McGee presented electronic equipment and cash which was obtained from her local pawn shop. She was apprehended and the evidence was recovered. Narcotics detectives will be working with BCI detectives to find out if any laws were violated related to her pawn shop operation. Additional charges are pending.

OXYCODONE, SUBOXONE : Kimberly Annette Taylor, 44 of Mechanicsville, was arrested on an open indictment for Possession with Intent to Distribute Oxycodone and Possession with Intent to Distribute Suboxone. During the course of the investigation it was revealed that Suspect Taylor had obtained 4,965 Oxycodone 15mg pills (street value $74,475.00) and obtained 8,095 Methadone 10mg pills (street value $80,950.00) in just one year. Suspect Taylor obtained those pills from 7 different doctors and paid for the prescription by using both cash and insurance. She went to 4 different pharmacies in St. Mary's County and at least one in Charles County (Wal-Mart). She is currently being held without bond.

OXYCODONE: Crystale Dawn Howard, 38 of Hollywood, was indicted by Vice Narcotics detectives and subsequently arrested for Distribution of Oxycodone.

OXYCODONE: David Christopher Karis, 43 of La Plata, was arrested for Possession of Suboxone with the Intent to Distribute and Possession of Oxycodone with the Intent to Distribute.

PHARMACY BURGLARY: Mark Thomas Krenzler, 26 of Mechanicsville, was arrested by Vice Narcotics detectives for his role in the burglary of the New Market Pharmacy as well as the theft of controlled substance.

METHADONE: Marie Antoinette Chase, 27 of Lexington Park, was charged with illegally possession Methadone when she was encountered during a drug diversion operation.

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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