Over the past several months, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division has utilized various investigative tactics to include undercover drug buys while identifying numerous drug dealers throughout St. Mary’s County. Through these investigations, the Vice/Narcotics Division has obtained numerous criminal charges and have also obtained search and seizure warrants for various residences and vehicles of identified drug dealers. The purpose of this operation is to dismantle drug networks by locating and arresting wanted individuals and executing search and seizure warrants upon the bodies, vehicles, and residences of drug distributors. Assisting with this operation were members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team, K9, Patrol Division, Narcotics Support Team Members, officers from the DEA HIDTA Task Force (DEA Group 48) and the Annapolis Office of the FBI.
Rashaud Martese Nelson (Age 26) was identified as a distributor of cocaine. Several undercover purchases were made by detectives and Suspect Nelson was subsequently indicted and an arrest warrant was issued. A search and seizure warrant was obtained and executed in the 46000 block of Yorktown Rd. in Lexington Park where Suspect Nelson resides.
Suspect Nelson was taken into custody without incident and the search revealed cocaine and money related to the drug activity which was seized for forfeiture proceedings.
Suspect Francis Xavier Jones, Jr. (Age 29) was present and found to be wanted for “Failure to Appear in the District Court”. Suspect Willie Steven Henry Hall Jr. (Age 26) was arrested and charged with “Possession of Morphine”.
