On May 18 at 4 p.m. officers were conducting seatbelt enforcement on Crain Highway near Pierce Road when they observed a man not wearing a seatbelt.

They also recognized the man as someone who had several open warrants for theft, burglary and drug charges.

Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver fled a short distance.

The car stopped and the driver, Ernest Hubert Johnson, 27, of Waldorf was arrested. He was transported to the Charles County Detention Center.

Cpl. T. Yates made the arrest.