Four charged after a pound of marijuana and a loaded handgun were found in a car in La Plata
Charles County sheriff's officers investigating a suspicious vehicle on Patuxent Court in La Plata found a loaded handgun with an extended magazine and a pound of marijuana, along with packaging materials and cash, on 4 January 2023. Four men from La Plata and Bel Alton were arrested and charged, and all four were released on bond the next day.
🇺🇸 Patuxent Court, La Plata, Charles County, Maryland · Maryland, United States
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team was
investigating a suspicious vehicle on Patuxent Court in La Plata at 3:12 p.m. on
4 January 2023 when officers found a loaded handgun with an extended magazine.[1]In the vehicle, officers also found a pound of marijuana, packaging
materials and cash.[1]
Four men from La Plata and Bel Alton, aged 20 to 27, were arrested and charged
with possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute,
illegal possession of a regulated firearm and related gun charges.[1]The
sheriff’s office said every occupant of the vehicle was barred from possessing
firearms.[1]One local outlet described the arrests as the result of a traffic
stop.[2]
The four appeared before a District Court Commissioner on 5 January 2023, and
all were released on bond: two on recognisances and two after paying bail.[1]
Photos and video
Booking photos of the four men arrested on Patuxent Court, captioned with their names in the order Mayfield, Justin Savoy, Ambort and Jordan Savoy. Photo: Charles County Sheriff's OfficePhoto details
The BayNetthebaynet.comSuspects Arrested During Traffic Stop For Illegal Drug And Gun Possession
Open questions the AI reported
The marijuana is given only as one pound (0.45 kg), with no test result or packaging breakdown reported.
The amounts of cash and packaging materials found were not given, so no value is recorded.
The sheriff's office describes the initial encounter as an investigation of a suspicious vehicle; The BayNet headline calls it a traffic stop, and the accounts do not say why the car drew attention.
No later court outcome, trial date or case number was reported for the four men.
Only the sheriff's office release and a reprint of it were found; a third local outlet's version could not be opened.
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