LEONARDTOWN, MD (September 7, 2024) – During proactive traffic enforcement on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, Deputy Joseph Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office observed the driver of a Blue Ford Mustang fail to stop at a white-painted stop line and make an abrupt right turn onto Great Mills Road and travel westward at a high rate of speed. Deputy Senatore initiated a traffic stop on the Mustang, at which point the driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

 

After a brief foot pursuit, the driver was apprehended and identified as Deandre Terille Taylor, 35, of Bushwood. A K-9 unit was requested to search Taylor’s vehicle, and K-9 Kyra alerted positively for narcotics. A subsequent search of the car revealed $595.00 in cash, though no controlled dangerous substances (CDS) were located at the time.

 

While in custody, Taylor complained of a medical emergency and was transported to a hospital for evaluation. He left the hospital shortly after arriving. In the interim, deputies searched the area where Taylor fled, recovering a large quantity of CDS, including 80.6 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 0.8 grams of powdered cocaine, and 2.0 grams of fentanyl.

 

Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division, who had already been actively investigating Taylor for suspected drug distribution activities, obtained search and seizure warrants for two residences and his person. The warrants were executed on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at homes in the 42000 block of Calvert Circle in Mechanicsville and the 20000 block of Wolftrap Street in Lexington Park.

 

At the Calvert Circle residence, detectives recovered $12,972 in cash, seven individually packaged bags of suspected crack cocaine totaling approximately 218 grams, 2.0 grams of suspected fentanyl, and various CDS paraphernalia. At the Wolftrap Street residence, detectives recovered 1,263 grams of suspected marijuana, a digital scale with suspected cocaine residue, shotgun shells, .44 magnum ammunition, and additional CDS paraphernalia. Taylor was not located at either residence.

 

On Friday, September 6, 2024, an arrest warrant was issued, and Taylor was found in Clements and taken into custody without incident. Taylor is being charged with four counts of CDS possession with intent to distribute, four counts of CDS possession - not cannabis, possession of narcotics production equipment, CDS possession of paraphernalia, and multiple traffic violations.

 

The suspect was transported to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown.