Deputies from the Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Division of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant on a residence in the 46000 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park at approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 11. The search resulted in the recovery of suspected crack cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, and a shotgun.

Dayton Caldwell Harris, 56, of Lexington Park, was arrested. Harris, who had been the subject of an ongoing investigation, is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a prior felony conviction.

Harris was transported to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown. He has been charged with CDS: Possession with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Equipment for the Production of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, CDS: Possession – Not Marijuana, and Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm and is awaiting a bond hearing.