Detectives with the St. Mary’s
County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division, identified Reginald “Ricky” A. Price, age 52 of
Clements, as a distributor of controlled dangerous substances, (CDS). Search
and seizure warrants were obtained for his residence and a neighboring
residence on Horseshoe Road in Clements, MD. The search warrants were executed
on April 19, 2018, with the assistance of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s
Office Emergency Services Team, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office K-9, Vice/Narcotics
Support Team Deputies, and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Emergency
Services Team.
As a result of the search
warrants, a large quantity of suspected heroin, (approximate street value of
$8,500), suspected cocaine, (approximate street value of $29,180), suspected
crack cocaine, (approximate street value of $2,160), suspected Suboxone, (approximate
street value of $40), suspected marijuana, (approximate street value of $5,275),
US currency, and other items indicative of drug distribution were recovered.
Fifteen (15) dogs were located and removed from the property with the
assistance of St. Mary’s County Animal Control Officers.
After execution of the search
warrants, the following three individuals were charged:
Reginald “Ricky” Alan Price, was arrested and charged with two
counts of CDS possession not marijuana (heroin and cocaine) and two counts of
possession with intent to distribute (heroin and cocaine).
Melvin Jerome Price, age 55 of Clements, was arrested and charged
with CDS possession not marijuana (cocaine) and CDS possession paraphernalia.
Megan Lee Maxwell
