ST. LEONARD, Md. – On April 11, 2018 Deputy Lewis responded to the Citgo gas station on St Leonard Road for the report of a suspicious person.
He made contact with the driver, Matthew Preston Wahl, 28, when Deputy Burgraff arrived on scene. Deputy Burgraff and his K9 partner conducted a K9 scan on the vehicle, which resulted in a positive alert.
A search of the vehicle revealed heroin and a cut straw lying next to it, as well as a large amount of cash throughout the vehicle. Wahl was placed under arrest and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center. Deputy Gott made contact with the original complainant who saw Wahl rummaging through boxes at a home on Oak Road in St Leonard. Inside of Wahl’s vehicle, numerous envelopes of cash were located that belonged to the resident of the Oak Road address.
Wahl was charged with CDS: Possession-Not Marijuana, CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia, Burglary-First Degree, Theft: $100-Under $1,500 and Trespassing on Private Property.