LEONARDTOWN, Md. – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Jerome Damon Estep, 50, of Lexington Park, MD has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with 10 years of active incarceration for the possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
On February 22, 2025, Corporal Travis Wimberly of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop that revealed several baggies of suspected crack cocaine. Testing later confirmed the Defendant was in possession of approximately 23 grams of cocaine at the time of the arrest.
“My office remains steadfast in our commitment to removing drugs from our streets and holding distributors accountable” said State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling.
Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Lisa Ridge, Chief of the Narcotics Unit, prosecuted the case on behalf of the citizens of St. Mary’s County.
Corporal Travis Wimberly of the St. Mary’s County Sherrif’s Office was the lead investigator.
The Honorable Joseph Stanalonis presided over the case.
What’s the point of a 40 year sentence if he’s only going to do ten? Just sentence him to ten. These judges and da’s are the problem.
My dude got 40 yrs for 23 grams? No guns? Wheres the money? This case smells fishy.
This one woman drives off a stop kills 2 doctors in crash with a pregnant girl in the back and another girl in the back of her own car with no insurance, registration and wrong plate and gets 15 years. And this dude got that? System is so upside 👇
Meanwhile pedos roam free or get very little time smh
Headline is misleading he only has to serve 10yrs
Great job SMSCO investigators & DAs. Come on Judge! 40 years with 10 active. Let the parole board do its job.
He’s only the little guy! Get the ones that are just going to use another guy/girl to do their dirty work.
A man of substance…. what a great career at 50 smh