Woman arrested at grocery store after heroin discovery

Melissa Jill Mirfield

Hollywood, MD – On February 12, Deputy D. Potter responded to the McKay’s in Hollywood, for the report of a female slumped over the steering wheel of a car.

Deputy Potter made contact with the suspect, Melissa Jill Mirfield, age 28, of Hollywood, who appeared to be under the influence. Potter asked Mirfield to step out of the vehicle for a sobriety test. While she was exiting her vehicle, Deputy Potter observed a large bump in Mirfield’s shirt. The suspect removed three needles from her shirt that contained suspected heroin. A search of the vehicle revealed a plastic wrapper containing a powdery substance consistent with heroin.

Mirfield was placed under arrest and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. She was charged with CDS Possession: Not Marijuana and Paraphernalia