Michael Joseph Brooks, 57, of Great Mills, MD, was arrested on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, following a traffic stop in Great Mills for two counts each of CDS: Possession Not Marijuana and CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia.

While conducting proactive traffic enforcement, Deputy First Class Travis Wimberly initiated a traffic stop on a 2003 Dodge Caravan for operating a vehicle registered as a “historic motor vehicle” in violation of Maryland Traffic Law. After making contact with the driver, later identified as Brooks, DFC Wimberly saw suspected cocaine on the driver's side floorboard and initiated a probable cause search of the vehicle. Suspected crack cocaine and drug-related paraphernalia were located in the vehicle.

Brooks was arrested and transported to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown to await a bond hearing.