In the early morning hours of May 28 the St. Mary’s Landing Restaurant in Mechanicsville was burglarized and a safe containing money was taken.
St. Mary’s County BCI detectives assumed the investigation and at approximately 5 p.m. arrested Chris Michael Sutton, 41 of no fixed address, for the crime. When Sutton was located he had 7.4 grams of cocaine in his possession, with a value of over $700.
Sutton was charged with Burglary, Theft over $500, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary, and Possesion of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with the Intent to Distribute.
He was incarcerated in the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. The investigation is continuing and additional arrests are anticipated.