On Friday, February 23, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division, and Special Operations Division executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road Lexington Park, MD, recovering a large quantity of suspected Fentanyl/xylazine mix, a quantity of crack cocaine, a quantity of cocaine, cash, two loaded handguns, and CDS manufacturing paraphernalia.
A follow-on residential search warrant was executed in the 45000 block of Oregon Way in Great Mills, MD. The secondary search yielded a quantity of methamphetamine, various controlled medications, cash, and another loaded handgun; two of the three handguns seized were previously reported stolen.
Terrance Lamar Barnes, 29, of no fixed address, and Joseph Matthew Queen III, 30, of Lexington Park, MD, were arrested and charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute, firearm possession during a drug trafficking crime, possession of equipment to produce controlled dangerous substances (CDS), manufacturing of CDS: Narcotics, and related crimes.
Both suspects were transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center to await bond hearings.
