LEONARDTOWN, MD (September 11, 2025) – Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division arrested a Mechanicsville man on Friday, September 5, 2025, after executing residential and body search warrants.

 

James Roy Chase, 38, was taken into custody at an apartment in the 28000 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown.

 

During the search, investigators recovered a quantity of suspected crack cocaine, a knife with suspected controlled dangerous substance residue, suspected CDS paraphernalia, and multiple rounds of .270-caliber rifle ammunition.

 

Chase was charged with possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, unlawful possession of controlled dangerous substance production equipment, and possession of ammunition while prohibited from possessing a regulated firearm due to a prior felony conviction.

 

Detectives located the CDS paraphernalia in rooms throughout the residence, including inside the bedroom of a 3-year-old child. Chase was additionally charged with one count of child neglect.