LA PLATA, MD— Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, March 19, 2026, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Monise A. Stephenson sentenced Corey Daniel Claggett, 46, of Waldorf, to 12 years in prison for Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm after being Convicted of a Crime of Violence, and a violation of probation stemming from a separate Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl conviction.
On September 4, 2025, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Team, Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section, and Charles County Sheriff’s Office Neighborhood Enforcement Team executed search and seizure warrants at two residences associated with Claggett.
During the execution of the warrants, law enforcement recovered multiple controlled dangerous substances in quantities consistent with distribution, including Cocaine. Digital scale equipment commonly used for the weighing and packaging of narcotics were also discovered, as well as firearms and ammunition.
Claggett was found inside the master bedroom of one of the residences and took ownership of the items located within the home.
Claggett was prohibited from possessing firearms due to a prior Second-Degree Murder conviction in 1998, as well as a separate Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl conviction in 2024.
The total estimated street value of the recovered controlled dangerous substances was approximately $10,940.00.
Sentencing
C-08-CR-25-000527
- Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine: 12 years in prison
- Illegal Possession of a Firearm: 5 years concurrent to the Possession Charge
C-08-CR-23-000061
- Violation of Probation for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl: 12 years in prison concurrent to other charges
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